Bend-La Pine Schools is a

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in the

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that serves the cities of Bend and La Pine in

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and the surrounding area, including Sunriver. The district has an enrollment of more than 18,000 students, and is the fifth largest in the state as of 2016.

Boundary

In addition to Bend, the district includes La Pine, Deschutes River Woods, Seventh Mountain, Sunriver, Tetherow, and Three Rivers.

Board

The district's

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has seven elected members. Board members 2021-22: * Carrie McPherson - Zone 1 * Marcus LeGrand - Zone 2 * Cameron Fischer - Zone 3 * Shirley Olson - Zone 4 * Amy Tatom - Zone 5 * Melissa Barnes Dholakia - Zone 6 * Kina Chadwick - Zone 7

Demographics

In the 2009 school year, the district had 709 students classified as homeless by the

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, or 4.4% of students in the district. In the 2016–17 school year there are 18,034 students enrolled district-wide.

Schools

The district has 30 schools.http://www.bend.k12.or.us/schools

Elementary schools

* Amity Creek Magnet School - at Thompson * Bear Creek School * Buckingham School * Elk Meadow School * Ensworth School * High Lakes School * Highland Magnet School - at Kenwood * Juniper School * La Pine Elementary School * Lava Ridge School * Pine Ridge School * Ponderosa School * R.E. Jewell School * Rosland Elementary * Silver Rail Elementary School * Three Rivers School * Westside Village School - at Kingston * William E. Miller School

Middle schools

* Cascade Middle School * High Desert Middle School * La Pine Middle School * Pacific Crest Middle School * Pilot Butte Middle School * Sky View Middle School * REALMS - Rimrock Expeditionary Alternative Learning Middle School

High schools

Bend Senior High School Bend Senior High School (BSHS) is the oldest high school located in Bend, Oregon, United States. The school opened , in 1904, but did not graduate its first class of seniors (three students) until 1909. Old Bend High School, the original buildi ...

La Pine High School La Pine Senior High School, called La Pine High School (LPHS), is a public high school in La Pine, Oregon, United States. The school district states that residents of these locations are in a choice zone where a student may attend either La Pine ...

* Bend Tech Academy * Mountain View High School * Realms High School * Summit High School *

Caldera High School Caldera High School (CHS) is a public high school located in Bend, Oregon. Caldera is the newest school opened in the Bend-La Pine School District. In addition to sections of Bend, the high school's attendance boundary includes Deschutes Rive ...

References

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