Oregon received its first six-year GEAR UP grant in 2002, working with 16 clusters (consisting of a high school and one or more feeder middle schools) around the state. A second federal grant began in 2008 with a focus on supporting 12 new rural communities. An additional group of 10 clusters, concentrated in Curry, Coos, and Douglas counties, joined in 2011, with support from The Ford Family Foundation. A third federal GEAR UP in 2014 served 21 communities until 2021. In 2022 we welcomed 10 new rural communities that will be served until 2029.
Click on the name of a community to learn about the schools involved. To see former GEAR UP sites, click on the icon in the upper left-hand corner of the map.
| 2022-2029 Schools | |
| City | Schools |
| Bonanza | Bonanza Jr/Sr High School |
| Gervais | Gervais Middle and High Schools |
| Gilchrist | Gilchrist School |
| Mapleton | Mapleton Middle/High School |
| Pilot Rock | Pilot Rock Jr/Sr High School |
| Prospect | Prospect Charter School |
| Rockaway Beach | Neah-Kah-Nie Middle and High Schools |
| St. Helens | St. Helens Middle School, St. Helens High School, St. Helens Virtual Academy and Plymouth High School |
| Toledo | Toledo Jr/Sr High School |
| Waldport | Waldport High/Middle School |