The Beaverton School District is a school district in suburban Beaverton and Portland, Oregon, United States. The Beaverton Elementary School District 48 was established in 1876, with other elementary districts later merged into the district. The elementary district was later merged with the high school district (10J) to create a unified school district. It is the third largest school district in the state of Oregon with an estimated enrollment of 35,329 students as of 2005. For 2004–05, the district had a total budget of $428 million.
The district employs 2,016 teachers at its 31 elementary, 8 middle, and 8 high schools.
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