Most Union County school districts see above average 2025 graduation rates
By Garrett Christensen on Monday, February 2nd, 2026 in More Top Stories Northeastern Oregon News
UNION COUNTY – The Oregon Department of Education has officially released the final graduation rates for the class of 2025. According to the ODE, this latest graduating class achieved Oregon’s highest ever high school graduation rate at 83% statewide, an increase of 1,546 students over the class of 2024 and breaking the previous graduation rate record of 82.6% set by the class of 2025.
The class of 2025 is also the first since the COVID-19 pandemic to officially complete all four years in person, marking a milestone on the return to normal school routines.
School districts in Union County generally saw favorable graduation rates compared to the state average, with all but one district maintaining or improving graduation rates compared to 2024. The following are the official 2025 four-year graduation rates (as posted by the ODE) for the local Union County classes of 2025:
- La Grande SD:
- 2025: 93.8%
- 2024: 89.3%
- Imbler SD:
- 2025: 100%
- 2024: 100%
- Union SD:
- 2025: 78.6%
- 2024: 83.3%
- North Powder SD:
- 2025: 100%
- 2024: 100%
- Cove SD:
- 2025: 96.4%
- 2024: 54.8%
- Elgin:
- 2025: 82.6%
- 2024: 74.3%
Stay tuned for further examinations of 2025 graduation rates in Baker, Wallowa, and Malheur Counties.
