📍 3780 Spyglass Ridge SE, Lincoln City, Lincoln County, 97367
Taft High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Lincoln City, Lincoln County. The school has 464 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lincoln County SD school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 22.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.0:1. The four-year graduation rate is 82%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Taft High School enrolls 464 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 22.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% White, 27% Hispanic or Latino and 6.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 286 | 62% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 126 | 27% |
| Two or more races | 31 | 6.7% |
| Asian | 8 | 1.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 8 | 1.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
464 of the school's 464 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 502 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Taft High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district OR-40, state senate district 5, state house district 10.
Taft High School is one of 18 schools in Lincoln County SD, based in Newport, Oregon. The district serves 4,809 students district-wide and employs 316 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 464 students, Taft High School is larger than the district average of about 267 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote