Sweet Home High School is a
public high school
A state school, public school, or government school is a primary school, primary or secondary school that educates all students without charge. They are funded in whole or in part by taxation and operated by the government of the state. State-f ...
located in
Sweet Home, Oregon
Sweet Home is a city in Linn County, Oregon, United States, with a population of 9,828 at the 2020 census. Sweet Home is referred to as the 'Gateway to the Santiam Playground' due to its proximity to nearby lakes, rivers and the Cascade Mountain ...
. The high school serves the much of southeastern
Linn County, including the communities of
Foster
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,
Cascadia, and
Holly
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.
Academics
75% of Sweet Home High School students in the class of 2010 earned their diplomas on time compared to a statewide average of 66% of students. The school received an Outstanding rating on its 2010 State report card.
In the 2023–2024 academic year, Sweet Home High School had a median class size of 21 students, below the state average of 22.5. About 56% of students attended at least 90% of their enrolled school days, compared to the state average of 66%. Despite lower attendance, 92% of freshmen were on track to graduate, above the state average of 85%. The school reported a four-year graduation rate of 78%, just below the statewide rate of 81%. Additionally, 36% of graduates enrolled in a two- or four-year college within 12 months of graduation, well below the state average of 53%.
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Athletics
Sweet Home competes in the OSAA
The Oregon School Activities Association (OSAA) is a non-profit, board-governed organization that regulates high school athletics and competitive activities via athletic conferences in the U.S. state of Oregon, providing equitable competition a ...
4A-3 Oregon West Conference. The school's athletic director is Dan Tow and the athletics secretary is Andee McCubbins.[
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State Championships
*Boys' Basketball: 1993
*Boys' Swimming: 2000, 2009, 2010, 2017
*Boys' Track and Field: 2008, 2009, 2010
*Cheerleading: 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2016
*Girls' Swimming: 2016, 2017, 2019, 2022
*Girls' Track and Field: 1983
*Football: 1987
*Softball: 1988
*Wrestling: 1958, 1960, 1976, 1998, 1999, 2007, 2009, 2017, 2024
References
High schools in Linn County, Oregon
Sweet Home, Oregon
Public high schools in Oregon
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