North Clackamas School District
North Clackamas School District serves more than 40 square miles and is located 7 miles from downtown Portland. Included are the incorporated cities of Milwaukie, Happy Valley, and Johnson City, parts of Damascus, and the neighborhoods of Oak Grove, Concord, Clackamas, Sunnyside, Mount Scott, Southgate, and Carver. The North Clackamas School District 12 spends $8,053 per pupil in current expenditures. The district spends 59% on instruction, 38% on support services, and 4% on other elementary and secondary expenditures.
Demographics
The North Clackamas School District 12 had a grades 9-12 dropout rate of 4% in 2008. The national grades 9-12 dropout rate in 2007 was 4.4%. In the North Clackamas School District 12, 13% of students have an IEP. An IEP is a written plan for students eligible for special needs services. The North Clackamas School District 12 serves 14% English Language Learners. ELL students are in the process of acquiring and learning English Language skills.Student enrollment
| Year | 2007-2008 | 2008-2009 | 2010-2011 | 2011-2012 |
| Total | 17,569 | 17,508 | 17,508 | 17,260 |
| English Learners | 2,134 | 2,118 | 2,060 | 1,939 |
| Special Education | 1,995 | 2,096 | 2,259 | 2,402 |
| Free & Reduced-Price Lunch | 5,594 | 6,107 | 7,325 | 7,612 |
Student-teacher ratio
The North Clackamas School District 12 has 20 students for every full-time equivalent teacher, with the Oregon state average being 19 students per full-time equivalent teacher.Student composite
Some students are in more than one category.| Year | 2007-2008 | 2008-2009 | 2009-2010 | 2011-2012 |
| Total | 17,569 | 17,508 | 17,508 | 17,260 |
| Hispanic/Latino/Spanish | ? | ? | ? | 2,736 |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 1,399 | 1,441 | 1,344 | 1,835 |
| EuroAmerican/White | 12,729 | 12,673 | 14,780 | 14,815 |
| African American/Black | 510 | 550 | 679 | 680 |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 285 | 302 | 954 | 1,007 |
| Russian/Ukrainian/East European | 413 | 925 | 925 | 1,128 |
In the 2010-11 school year, the district had 344 students classified as homeless by the Department of Education, or 2% of students in the district.
List of schools
Sources:Elementary Schools (K-5)
Magnet schools
- Milwaukie El Puente
- Sojourner
- Riverside
High schools (9-12)
- Includes MAA students
Professional technical center
High school programs
- PACE
Charter schools
- Cascade Heights Public Charter School
- Clackamas Middle College
- Clackamas Web Academy
- Milwaukie Academy of the Arts
- New Urban High School
Closed schools
- Milwaukie Junior High School
- John McLoughlin Middle School - Building now houses the Sabin-Schellenberg Professional Technical Center
- Wichita Elementary School
- Sunrise Middle School
- Campbell Elementary School
- Clackamas Elementary School
- Concord Elementary School
School Board
The North Clackamas School District Board of Directors consists of seven local citizens, elected at large for four-year terms. The board's responsibility is to represent the community in giving direction and developing policies for the operation of the district, establishing educational goals and objectives, adopting a budget to carry out the programs of the district, and evaluating the programs of the district. The District Superintendent is Dr. Shay James.The current board of directors consists of:
| Position | Name | Term ends |
| 1 | Paul Kemp | 2027 |
| 2 | Jena Beneloga | 2027 |
| 3 | Glenn Wachter | 2027 |
| 4 | Tory McVay | 2029 |
| 5 | Samantha Tamtreng | 2029 |
| 6 | April Olson | 2029 |
| 7 | April Dobson | 2027 |