Crane Union High School is a public high school in Crane, Oregon

Crane, Oregon

Crane is an unincorporated community in Harney County, Oregon, United States, northeast of Malheur Lake on Oregon Route 78.Crane was named for the prominent local features Crane Creek and Crane Creek Gap. Crane Creek Gap is the pass between the Harney Basin and the drainage basin of the South Fork...

, United States

United States

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. Because it is in a sparsely populated area, it is a boarding school

Boarding school

A boarding school is a school where some or all pupils study and live during the school year with their fellow students and possibly teachers and/or administrators. The word 'boarding' is used in the sense of "bed and board," i.e., lodging and meals...

 that serves students from a large geographic area.

Background

Crane Union High School is the only school in Crane Union High School District, which covered the most area in Oregon as of 2006, serving 7500 mi2. Students from the surrounding ranch

Ranch

A ranch is an area of landscape, including various structures, given primarily to the practice of ranching, the practice of raising grazing livestock such as cattle or sheep for meat or wool. The word most often applies to livestock-raising operations in the western United States and Canada, though...

es attend Crane Union High School from as far away as 150 miles (241.4 km), staying at one of the oldest public boarding schools in the country.

Academics

In 2008, 100 percent of the school's seniors received their high school diploma

High school diploma

A high school diploma is a diploma awarded for the completion of high school. In the United States and Canada, it is considered the minimum education required for government jobs and higher education. An equivalent is the GED.-Past diploma styles:...

. Of 24 students, 24 graduated and 0 dropped out.