NCES CCD 2024-25 6 schools OR

Best-Resourced Schools in Sweet Home, OR

6 public K-12 schools in Sweet Home from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.

6 public schools ranked by quality score. NCES CCD 2024-25 data.

The highest-ranked of Sweet Home's 6 public schools is Sweet Home High School, scoring 28/100, against a city average of 29.2/100. Computed live across every Sweet Home campus reporting to NCES.

Every public school in Sweet Home, OR, ranked by Resource Investment Index.

6
Schools
1,972
Students
29.2/100
Avg Quality
18.9:1
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

How the Sweet Home Public-School Landscape Breaks Down

Sweet Home, OR enrolls 1,972 students across 6 public schools reporting to the National Center for Education Statistics. Of those, 1 are charter schools, giving families genuine alternatives to the traditional neighbourhood assignment model. The average student-teacher ratio across the city is 18.9:1, and the composite quality score, derived from student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted-program availability, and CRDC attendance data, averages 29.2/100. Schools must report at least five campuses in a city to appear in this listing, which is why very small towns may redirect to the broader county or state view.

The most-resourced campus in Sweet Home on this index is Sweet Home High School, at 28/100 on the Resource Investment Index with 752 enrolled students. What the index does and doesn't measure; click any school below for its full component breakdown.

Sweet Home spans 1 district, each filing its own NCES F-33 return, per-pupil spending can vary between neighbouring campuses. Sort the table below by enrollment, level, or district; click any school for its full profile.

Sweet Home High School accounts for 38.1% of all Sweet Home public-school enrollment

That dominant concentration means Sweet Home-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade level: High. A dominant campus often anchors a city's program landscape and absorbs a disproportionate share of district capital and staffing decisions. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data

Sweet Home school enrollment varies 5.3× across entities

Sweet Home school enrollment ranges from 142 students (lowest) to 752 students (highest), a spread of 610 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous school portfolio for a city this size. Per-school staffing, programme depth, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same city based on enrollment shape, a 200-student magnet runs a different operational model than a 2,000-student comprehensive high school.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data

Sweet Home has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 72.1% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch

free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.

Source: ESSA Title I Part A; ED EDFacts file system ESSA Title I Part A; ED EDFacts file system

Sweet Home operates only 1 school district — one of the single most consolidated governance structures in the country

Most Sweet Home school districts are a single unified district covering the whole city, a structural feature that simplifies inter-school comparison but concentrates policy authority, and the count here is near the floor observed nationally. Consolidation produces narrower variance because resources pool across a large population, but it can also mask intra-school district inequities — sub-school district differences within a single school district are not visible at this aggregation level. Consolidated systems typically rely more heavily on top-down funding formulas than on local revenue variability.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data

Sweet Home student-teacher ratio is 18.9:1 — high (typically associated with larger urban scale or staffing constraints that have widened the headcount gap)

student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe

Sweet Home has higher-than-average charter school authorisation eligibility — 16.7% of the population qualifies for charter-school enrollment options

charter-school enrollment options eligibility is the federal threshold for charter school authorisation funding allocations, established under the state-specific charter law. Areas above 30% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic charter school authorisation formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data

# School Score
1. Sweet Home High School 28
2. Sweet Home Junior High School 33
3. Oak Heights Elementary School 25
4. Hawthorne Elementary School 31
5. Holley Elementary School 27
6. Sweet Home Charter School 31

Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in Sweet Home

Ranked by the Simpson student-body diversity index (0-100) from NCES race and ethnicity data, where higher means a more evenly mixed student body. It measures mix, not quality.

  1. 1 Oak Heights Elementary School 32.9/100
  2. 2 Sweet Home High School 32.8/100
  3. 3 Hawthorne Elementary School 27.4/100
  4. 4 Sweet Home Junior High School 27.3/100
  5. 5 Holley Elementary School 27.1/100

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the best schools in Sweet Home, OR?

The highest-ranked school in Sweet Home is Sweet Home High School with a quality score of 28/100. There are 6 public schools in Sweet Home with 1,972 total students.

How many schools are in Sweet Home, OR?

Sweet Home has 6 public schools with a total enrollment of 1,972 students. 1 are charter schools. Average student-teacher ratio: 18.9:1.

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Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. Quality scores based on student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance. Schools must have 5+ in the city to be listed.

Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD). Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.