Summary
Mohawk High School is a small public school in Marcola, OR, serving grades 7–12 with 133 students in Marcola School District 79J, located roughly 9–15 miles from much larger high schools in the Eugene and Springfield areas. It is a high-need school: 81.2% of students qualified for free/reduced lunch in 2024–25, up from 56% the prior year and 25.62% in 2022–23. Per-student spending was $28,677, and its student-teacher ratio was 12.6, lower than every comprehensive nearby high school.
Mohawk's clearest strengths are graduation and attendance. Its 92.0% graduation rate in 2024–25 is above the state (83.0%) and district (72.7%) and higher than South Eugene High School (85.8%), North Eugene High School (65.7%), Sheldon High School (83.8%), Springfield High School (83.9%), Thurston High School (90.4%), and Willamette Leadership Academy (81.0%); only Academy of Arts and Academics reported higher at 100.0%. Chronic absenteeism was 24.2%, better than the state (33.5%) and every nearby school listed, including South Eugene High School 41.0, North Eugene High School 47.3, Springfield High School 49.7, and Thurston High School 41.1. This suggests Mohawk is effective at keeping students connected and moving toward completion.
Test scores are the main weakness. All-grades proficiency was 18.9% in ELA, 7.7% in math, and under 5% in science, well below state averages (43.8% ELA, 32.9% math, 30.6% science) and district averages. In 11th grade, Mohawk reported 35.7% ELA, 15.4% math, and 7.7% science; middle-grade results were weaker still. Rank history is unusually volatile: 26th of 270 in 2024–25 but 221st of 271 in 2025–26, so single-year rankings should be read cautiously with only 133 students. Compared with nearby schools, Mohawk is closer to Springfield-area outcomes in test proficiency but far below Eugene-area high performers such as South Eugene High School and Sheldon High School. High spending and small classes have not produced high proficiency here, though high poverty and small rural-school costs likely shape the picture.
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