OUR SIZE 5th Largest School District in Oregon 32 Schools: 18 K-5 elementary schools, two K-8 schools, two charter schools, s ... ix middle schools and five high schools 18,375 Students 1,934 Staff Members (Second Largest Employer in Central Oregon); 995 Certified Staff Members; 855 Classified and Confidential Staff; 84 Administrators and Managers 1,600 Square Miles make up the Bend-La Pine Schools attendance area ACADEMIC SUCCESS 1,100 Students Graduated From Our High Schools in 2017 $11 Million in Scholarships Was Earned By the Class of 2017 1,163 Average SAT score, 57 Points Higher Than the State Average 80 Percent of Our Students Continue Their Education Within Five Years of Graduation 1,100 New Kindergarteners Started School This Fall 20 Languages are Spoken by Bend-La Pine Schools Students OUR STAFF 82 percent of our teachers hold a masters degree or higher $53,048 is the average new-hire teacher salary 7 years is the average experience of our new teachers $61,004 is the average teacher salary 12.8 years is the average experience for our teachers Home to: Oregon's Elementary Principal of the Year; Oregon's High School Principal of the Year; Oregon's Teacher of the Year; Oregon's Art Teacher of the Year; Oregon's School Nurse of the Year; Oregon's Journalism Teacher of the Year; Oregon's Culinary Teacher of the Year; Oregon's Athletic Director of the Year; a Presidential Award Winner for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching and many other state and national award winners. read more