Harney County School District 3

Harney County School District 3 is a school district headquartered in Burns, Oregon. It includes Burns and Hines, as well as Harney.

WWW hcsd3.org

History

The school district was established in 1989 when the Burns Union High School District, the Burns Elementary School District, and the Hines Elementary School District merged. On Tuesday, May 6, 1975, there was a referendum to combine those three districts, along with the Double O and Suntex school districts. 600 people voted against that proposal, and 331 people voted for it.
In 2016 Steve Quick was hired as superintendent. He previously was at Oroville, Washington schools.
Previously the Harney Educational Service District provided some services to the school district. In 2019 HCSD3 's board voted to begin doing these services in-house, with Harney ESD services ending June 30 of that year.
Quick resigned and left his position on August 8, 2022. Robert Medley became a new superintendent on July 1, 2023.

Schools

Burns High School
Hines Middle School
Slater Elementary School

; Special schools

Monroe School - The school of the Eastern Oregon Youth Correctional Facility of the Oregon Youth Authority.

The district previously operated Lincoln Junior High School. By 2004 it closed, and the district began using it as its headquarters.