Paulina, Oregon

Paulina is an unincorporated community in Crook County, Oregon, United States. It is about east of Prineville on Oregon Route 380. It was named after Paiute Chief Paulina. Paulina post office was established in 1882.
Paulina has one K-8 grade school. The community is the home of the Paulina Rodeo, which was the subject of a Kim Stafford poem, and the Paulina Ranger District of the Ochoco National Forest.

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Paulina has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.

Education

There is one school district in the county: Crook County School District. Residents attend Paulina Elementary School, a K-8 school. What became the school's main building opened in 1949.
After Paulina elementary, they attend Crook County High School in Prineville. The bus ride to Crook County High each way is two hours.
Crook County is in the boundary of Central Oregon Community College.