The Redmond School District serves more than 7,000 students from Redmond, Terrebonne, Tumalo, Eagle Crest, Alfalfa and Crooked River Ranch, by way of 800 teachers. The school district operates one preschool and kindergarten, five 1-5 elementary schools, two middle schools, two K-8 community schools and two comprehensive high schools. The preschool and kindergarten was created in 2016 an d includes bringing all kindergarten classes under one roof and providing resources for preschool-aged children.

In recent years Redmond High School completed $10.5 million in upgrades, and the district opened Ridgeview High School, a 1,400-student facility with state-of-the-art technology, green-building features and comprehensive athletic and career-education facilities. Redmond High is home to a Marine JROTC program and offers extensive vocational and technical classes, many of which simultaneously earn college credit through Central Oregon Community College. The district’s two K-8 schools are outside city limits — Terrebonne and Tumalo community schools — and offer small learning environments for middle school students in grades 6-8.

The school district also offers a K-12 online school program, which uses local learning coaches and academic mentors.

Redmond Proficiency Academy, a charter school for grades 6-12, operates under the auspices of the Redmond School District but has an independent board and administrators. They constructed a new building for their middle school in 2016.

YouthBuild/Heart of Oregon Corps offers programs for ages 16-24 in the apprentice construction area, as well as opportunities to earn a diploma or GED. The High Desert Education Service District offers services for home-school students in our region and other special populations, and the Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council offers alternative high school education.

Further information:

Redmond School District: 541-923-5437, www.redmond.k12.or.us.

Redmond Proficiency Academy: rpacademy.org, 541-526-0882

YouthBuild/Heart of Oregon: 541-633-7834; www.heartoforegon.org.

• High Desert Education Service District: 541-693-5600, www.hdesd.org.

• Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council: 541-548-8163, www.coic.org.