Enrollment
24
Oregon · 2024-25 NCES data
Elementary school (grades K-5) · Camp Sherman, OR
Black Butte Elementary School
Federal NCES profile for Black Butte Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 46/100.
2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 410219000449
👥 S:T ratio 68
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 84
📋 Attendance 0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Black Butte Elementary School earns 46/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 97% of Oregon schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Oregon.
- 46
- Resource Index · Typical
- 8:1
- small classes for Oregon
- 24
- students enrolled
Black Butte Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 97% of Oregon schools. Computed live against every Oregon school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Black Butte Sd 41 · Oregon
NCES ID 410219000449 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
3.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
8:1
vs 17.6:1 Oregon avg
-55% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Black Butte Elementary School compares with Oregon and U.S. medians
What stands out at Black Butte Elementary School
Small campus with unusually lean teacher staffing
Black Butte Elementary School sits near the smaller end of the Oregon enrollment distribution while also reporting a lower student-teacher ratio than most state schools. That pairing is consistent with a compact, teacher-dense setting, though small scale can limit the number of specialized courses or support roles a campus can sustain. The program and staffing sections below show whether the lean ratio extends beyond classroom teachers into broader student services.
Attendance is the dominant support signal
Black Butte Elementary School's 41.7% chronic-absence rate is more consequential than a generic staffing label: at least one quarter of students missed 10% or more of school days in the 2021-22 collection. That level can affect instruction, counseling demand, and continuity even when other reported resources look ordinary. The dataset records the scale of absence but not its causes, so it should prompt a current-year question rather than a conclusion about school management.
Black Butte Elementary School is a small elementary school in Camp Sherman, Oregon, enrolling 24 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 8:1, Black Butte Elementary School is leaner than roughly 97% of Oregon schools and 55% under the state's 17.6:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 97% of Oregon schools, with 24 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 1,273 scored Oregon schools.
Its student body is predominantly White (83% of enrollment) (diversity index 28/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 80 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 41.7% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
The surrounding Black Butte Sd 41 spends $34,750 per pupil, 92% above the Oregon average, a better-resourced district than most.
Black Butte Sd 41 operates only this one school, so Black Butte Elementary School has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 24 students, it is also a small operation, on the smaller end of Oregon's single-school districts.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Black Butte Elementary School compares
Black Butte Elementary School on the metrics families compare, against Oregon and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Oregon | Oregon avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 8:1 | ▼ 55% | 17.6:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 24 | top 97% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
8:1
Leaner classes than 95% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
24
Bigger than 3% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
8:1
students per teacher
- 55% below state mean
Top 3% in Oregon - lower ratio than 97% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
41.7%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$34,750
per pupil, district-wide
- above Oregon avg of $18,086
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.3 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Student demographics
White 83.3%
Two or More 16.7%
Largest group: White at 83.3% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 27.8/100
Simpson diversity index - at 27.8, Black Butte Elementary School is less mixed than the Oregon school average of 47.1.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Black Butte Sd 41, which includes Black Butte Elementary School.
$34,750
Per student
+92%
vs Oregon
Avg $18,086
+109%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 52.1%
State 41.1%
Federal 6.7%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Similar elementary schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Oregon, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~24 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~8:1)
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Frequently asked questions about Black Butte Elementary School
How many students attend Black Butte Elementary School?
Black Butte Elementary School has 24 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Camp Sherman, OR.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Black Butte Elementary School?
The student-teacher ratio at Black Butte Elementary School is 8:1, which is 55% lower than the Oregon average of 17.6:1 and 49% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Black Butte Elementary School?
The largest demographic group at Black Butte Elementary School is White at 83.3% of enrollment, in Camp Sherman, OR.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Black Butte Elementary School?
Black Butte Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 46/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
What other schools are in Black Butte Sd 41?
None reported; Black Butte Sd 41 operates only Black Butte Elementary School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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