High school (grades 9-12) · Eugene, OR

Churchill High School

Federal NCES profile for Churchill High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 41/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 410474000575
0/100100/10041/100
📚 AP courses
45
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
48
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Churchill High School earns 41/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data.

#1 of 7
high schools in Eugene · Resource Index
41
Resource Index · Typical
52.3%
free-lunch eligible
1,031
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, Churchill High School ranks #1 of 7 high schools in Eugene, OR.

School address

Enrollment

1,031

Oregon · 2024-25 NCES data

Free-lunch eligible

52.3%

vs 52.8% Oregon avg

-1% vs state

What stands out at Churchill High School

Churchill High School is a higher-need, large high school in Eugene, Oregon, enrolling 1,031 students.

Its free-meal eligibility rate of 52.3% lands close to the Oregon typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.

By headcount it is one of the larger campuses in Oregon, bigger than 94% of state schools at 1,031 students.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 1,273 scored Oregon schools.

Against 33 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #8.

Its student body is led by White (60%) and Hispanic or Latino (24%) (diversity index 58/100).

On the academic-pipeline side it reports 9 Advanced Placement courses.

Counselor coverage runs a bit thin, about 258 students per counselor, somewhat past the ASCA-recommended 250:1 benchmark.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 57.6% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Among Eugene's high schools, it stands alongside South Eugene High School (1,499 students): Churchill High School is smaller than that campus by headcount.

Eugene Sd 4j also operates South Eugene High School (1,499 students) and Sheldon High School (1,462 students) alongside Churchill High School.

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 Churchill High School compares

Churchill High School on the metrics families compare, against Oregon and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Oregon Oregon avg U.S. avg
Free-lunch eligible 52.3% ▼ 1% 52.8% 51.7%
Enrollment 1,031 top 6% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

1,031
Bigger than 92% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
52.3%
free-lunch eligible - 1% below the Oregon average of 52.8%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Engagement
57.6%
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
$15,361
per pupil, district-wide - below Oregon avg of $18,086
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors4.0 FTE
Per 258 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
7
in-school suspensions + 14 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.7 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 2.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 59.7%
Hispanic or Latino 23.7%
Two or More 10.9%
Asian 2.4%
African American 1.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.7%

Largest group: White at 59.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 57.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 57.5, Churchill High School is more mixed than the Oregon school average of 47.1.

Programs

AP courses offered 9
Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Eugene Sd 4j, which includes Churchill High School.

$15,361
Per student
-15%
vs Oregon
Avg $18,086
-7%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 48.1%
State 38.7%
Federal 13.3%

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.

How Churchill High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
South Eugene High School Larger Lower economic need No ratio data
Sheldon High School Larger Lower economic need No ratio data
North Eugene High School Similar size Similar economic need No ratio data
Gilham Elementary School Smaller Lower economic need No ratio data
Roosevelt Middle School Smaller Lower economic need No ratio data

Comparisons are relative to Churchill High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Eugene Sd 4j · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar high schools in Eugene

6 comparable high schools (grades 9-12) serving the same city.

Similar high 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.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Churchill High School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Churchill High School

How many students attend Churchill High School?

Churchill High School has 1,031 students enrolled. It is a high school in Eugene, OR.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Churchill High School?

52.3% of students at Churchill High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Oregon average of 52.8%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Churchill High School?

The largest demographic group at Churchill High School is White at 59.7% of enrollment, in Eugene, OR. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 57.5/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Churchill High School?

Churchill High School has a Resource Investment Index of 41/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, AP course offerings, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Churchill High School rank among high schools in Eugene?

By Resource Investment Index, Churchill High School ranks #1 of 7 high schools in Eugene, OR. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all high schools in Eugene on the city page.

Is Churchill High School a good school?

Churchill High School earns 41/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Eugene Sd 4j?

Besides Churchill High School, Eugene Sd 4j also operates South Eugene High School (1,499 students), Sheldon High School (1,462 students), and North Eugene High School (1,079 students). See the Eugene Sd 4j district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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