The Bend-La Pine Schools graduation rate rose in 2024 to 85.3 percent – the second-highest rate over the past 10 years. The rate increased from 83.6 percent in 2023 and is 3.5 percentage points above the statewide average of 81.8 percent.
Two high schools in the district had higher graduation rates in 2024. Summit High School’s rate was up half a percentage point, and La Pine High School had an 8-point increase, to 78.1 percent. La Pine’s improvement comes one year after a similar jump of almost 11 points from 2022 to 2023. Caldera High School had its first-ever graduating class in 2024, with a graduation rate of 82.2 percent.
“I am very proud of our students, staff, families, and community partners for their dedication to the success of youth in La Pine and greater south Deschutes County,” La Pine High Principal Scott Olszewski said. “There are so many people supporting this school and the schools that educate our students before their freshman year. I am proud of the quality of teachers and staff, and the variety of programs we offer that ensure all students can earn a diploma, regardless of their background, and open doors for a limitless future after they leave. Our continuing goal is to raise graduation rates, and together we know we can.”
The district also continues to see a high rate of graduation among students who participate in Career Technical Education classes. CTE participants graduated at a rate of 91.3 percent in 2024, up from 90.4 percent in 2023. Bend-La Pine Schools offers CTE classes at all seven of its high schools.
The newly released graduation rates are for students who began high school in the 2020-21 school year and earned a regular or modified diploma within four years. The district also tracks students who graduate within five years. The five-year graduation rate in 2024 was 87 percent.
In addition, the district tracks all students who complete school with a regular or modified diploma, GED, extended diploma, or adult high school diploma within five years of entering 9th grade. The district’s 2024 completer rate was 90.2 percent.
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This article appears in Jan 28, 2025 – Jan 28, 2026.
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