Other / mixed grade configuration · Helix, OR

Helix School

Federal NCES profile for Helix School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 34/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 410627001084
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0/100100/10034/100
👥 S:T ratio
52
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
21
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Helix School earns 34/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 91% of Oregon schools.

34
Resource Index · Typical
11.9:1
small classes for Oregon
190
students enrolled

Helix School has class sizes smaller than 91% of Oregon schools. Computed live against every Oregon school reporting to NCES.

School address

Helix, OR 97835
District: Helix Sd 1 · Oregon

NCES ID 410627001084 Verify on NCES CCD record →

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+42 students YoY

Helix School grew from 144 students in 2022-23 to 186 in 2023-24 (+29.2%).

Teacher FTE added 16.5 → 17.0 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Growing CCD campus

+42 students YoY 410627001084 · Helix, OR Other · SMALL · TRAD

190 enr · 11.9:1 · RII 34

Nearest enrollment peer: Ivalee Elementary School (200 students)

Helix School grew from 144 students in 2022-23 to 186 in 2023-24 (+29.2%). Teacher FTE added 16.5 → 17.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Oregon schools → · Find another →

How Helix School compares

Helix School is a growing campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs Oregon and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Oregon Oregon avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 11.9:1 ▼ 32% 17.6:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 190 top 79% - -

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

11.9:1
Leaner classes than 76% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
190
Bigger than 19% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
11.9:1
students per teacher - 32% below state mean
Top 9% in Oregon - lower ratio than 91% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
31.6%
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
$25,393
per pupil, district-wide - above Oregon avg of $21,075
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 80.0%
Two or More 10.0%
Hispanic or Latino 6.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native 2.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.5%

Largest group: White at 80.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 34.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 34.5, Helix School is less mixed than the Oregon school average of 47.1.

Programs

District finance for Helix Sd 1 reports $25,393 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Similar enrollment (~190 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~11.9:1)

Frequently asked questions about Helix School

How many students attend Helix School?

Helix School has 190 students enrolled. It is a public school in Helix, OR. CCD year-over-year: 144 (2022-23) → 186 (2023-24), up 42.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Helix School?

The student-teacher ratio at Helix School is 11.9:1, which is 32% lower than the Oregon average of 17.6:1 and 24% 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 Helix School?

The largest demographic group at Helix School is White at 80.0% of enrollment, in Helix, OR.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Helix School?

Helix School has a Resource Investment Index of 34/100 (typical 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 Helix Sd 1?

None reported; Helix Sd 1 operates only Helix School as a public school district in NCES's records.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 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.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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