Enrollment
55
Oregon · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Unity, OR
Burnt River School
Federal NCES profile for Burnt River School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 24/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 410174000013Charter school
👥 S:T ratio 27
🌟 Gifted program 30
📋 Attendance 14
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Burnt River School earns 24/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Oregon median. It is also one of the smallest schools in Oregon.
- 24
- Resource Index · Lower
- 18.3:1
- students per teacher
- 33.3%
- free-lunch eligible
- 55
- students enrolled
Burnt River School has class sizes near the Oregon median. Computed live against every Oregon school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Burnt River Sd 30j · Oregon
NCES ID 410174000013 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
3.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
18.3:1
vs 17.6:1 Oregon avg
+4% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
33.3%
vs 52.8% Oregon avg
-37% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Burnt River School compares with Oregon and U.S. medians
What stands out at Burnt River School
Scale and staffing sit near the state mainstream
Burnt River School is neither an extreme outlier in enrollment nor in student-teacher ratio among Oregon schools. Its profile therefore turns on the other dimensions rather than on scale alone: economic need, counselor coverage, program access, attendance, and district finance. This middle placement is useful because it prevents the campus from being mislabeled as unusually large, small, crowded, or teacher-dense when the federal comparison does not support that claim.
Lower measured need does not translate into broad resources
Burnt River School's free-meal eligibility sits below much of the Oregon distribution, yet its Resource Investment Index also lands in the lower tier. That breaks the common assumption that a lower-need intake automatically produces stronger reported capacity. The component scores below are therefore more useful than a socioeconomic shortcut: staffing, counselors, gifted access, and attendance determine where the composite is being lost.
Attendance is the dominant support signal
Burnt River School's 34.5% 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.
Burnt River School is a small charter combined-grade school in Unity, Oregon, enrolling 55 students.
Class loads run somewhat heavier than typical: 18.3:1 puts it in the larger third of Oregon schools by student-teacher ratio.
Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 33.3% of students eligible for free meals.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 95% of Oregon schools, with 55 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index trails 91% of the 1,273 Oregon schools with a score on record, one of the lower results on this measure.
Its student body is predominantly White (82% of enrollment) (diversity index 32/100).
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 34.5% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
The surrounding Burnt River Sd 30j spends $58,174 per pupil, 222% above the Oregon average, a better-resourced district than most.
Burnt River Sd 30j is a single-school charter district, so Burnt River School operates independently rather than alongside district-mates. At 55 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 Burnt River School compares
Burnt River 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 | 18.3:1 | ▲ 4% | 17.6:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 33.3% | ▼ 37% | 52.8% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 55 | top 95% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
18.3:1
Leaner classes than 23% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
55
Bigger than 6% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
33.3%
free-lunch eligible
- 37% below the Oregon average of 52.8%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
18.3:1
students per teacher
- 4% above state mean
Top 63% in Oregon - lower ratio than 37% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
34.5%
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
$58,174
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
Counselors0.0 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 81.8%
Two or More 7.3%
Hispanic or Latino 3.6%
Asian 3.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1.8%
Largest group: White at 81.8% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 32.2/100
Simpson diversity index - at 32.2, Burnt River School is less mixed than the Oregon school average of 47.1.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Burnt River Sd 30j, which includes Burnt River School.
$58,174
Per student
+222%
vs Oregon
Avg $18,086
+251%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 27.9%
State 66.6%
Federal 5.5%
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 other 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 (~55 students)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Burnt River School
How many students attend Burnt River School?
Burnt River School has 55 students enrolled. It is a public school in Unity, OR.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Burnt River School?
The student-teacher ratio at Burnt River School is 18.3:1, which is 4% higher than the Oregon average of 17.6:1 and 17% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Burnt River School?
33.3% of students at Burnt River School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Oregon average of 52.8%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Burnt River School?
The largest demographic group at Burnt River School is White at 81.8% of enrollment, in Unity, OR.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Burnt River School?
Burnt River School has a Resource Investment Index of 24/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
What other schools are in Burnt River Sd 30j?
None; Burnt River Sd 30j is a single-school charter district, and Burnt River School is its only campus.
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