Summary:
ZIP code 97601 in Klamath Falls has two public high schools serving grades 9–12: Klamath Union High School (671 students) and Eagle Ridge New Technical High School (74 students). Both belong to the Klamath Falls City Schools district, and together they enroll 745 students. Klamath Union is about 9.1 times larger and accounts for roughly 90% of that total. Free and reduced lunch participation is nearly universal at both schools — about 99% — so family income does not distinguish them.
Klamath Union is the area's academic standout. It ranked 51st of 271 Oregon high schools in 2025–2026 — the 81st percentile with 4 stars — and has held that level for three years (50, 55, 51). Its English language arts proficiency of 65.9% is 22.1 points above the state (43.8%), and science at 50.0% is 19.4 points above the state (30.6%). Math is the weak spot: 29.1%, which is 3.8 points below the state and essentially level with the district. Its "all grades" figures are identical to its 11th-grade figures, so they reflect a single tested grade level rather than an average across grades 9–12.
Eagle Ridge's academic picture is unknown. The state suppressed all of its test scores for privacy, counting on small groups, and it has no 2025–2026 rank — so no direct academic comparison between the two schools is possible. Its most recent rank (2024–2025: 155th of 270, 43rd percentile, 2 stars) comes from only 74 students and should not be over-read. Where data exists, Eagle Ridge has smaller classes (12.3 students per teacher vs. 19.4) and far higher spending ($91,335 per student vs. $25,657), yet a lower graduation rate (77.8% vs. 82.0%) and more chronic absenteeism (53.7% vs. 46.0%). Absenteeism is the shared concern: both schools far exceed the state's 33.5%, and both graduate below the state's 83.0%.
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