OUR SIZE5th Largest School District in Oregon32 Schools: 18 K-5 elementary schools, two K-8 schools, two charter schools, six middle schools and five high schools18,375 Students1,934 Staff Members (Second Largest Employer in Central Oregon); 995 Certified Staff Members; 855 Classified and Confidential Staff; 84 Administrators and Managers1,600 Square Miles make up the Bend-La Pine Schools attendance areaACADEMIC SUCCESS1,100 Students Graduated From Our High Schools in 2017$11 Million in Scholarships Was Earned By the Class of 20171,163 Average SAT score, 57 Points Higher Than the State Average80 Percent of Our Students Continue Their Education Within Five Years of Graduation1,100 New Kindergarteners Started School This Fall20 Languages are Spoken by Bend-La Pine Schools StudentsOUR STAFF82 percent of our teachers hold a masters degree or higher$53,048 is the average new-hire teacher salary7 years is the average experience of our new teachers$61,004 is the average teacher salary12.8 years is the average experience for our teachersHome to: Oregon's Elementary Principal of the Year; Oregon's High School Principal of the Year; Oregon's Teacher of the Year; Oregon's Art Teacher of the Year; Oregon's School Nurse of the Year; Oregon's Journalism Teacher of the Year; Oregon's Culinary Teacher of the Year; Oregon's Athletic Director of the Year; a Presidential Award Winner for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching and many other state and national award winners.