Enrollment
15
Oregon · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Burns, OR
Federal NCES profile for Monroe School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 61/100.
The verdict
Monroe School earns 61/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 97% of Oregon schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Oregon.
Monroe School has class sizes smaller than 97% of Oregon schools. Computed live against every Oregon school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, Monroe School ranks #1 of 4 public schools in Burns, OR.
NCES ID 410004301404 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Enrollment
15
Oregon · 2024-25 NCES data
Teachers (FTE)
2.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
7.5:1
vs 17.6:1 Oregon avg
-57% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
75.0%
vs 52.8% Oregon avg
+42% vs state
How Monroe School compares with Oregon and U.S. medians
Smaller classes than state median
7.5:1 - 10.1 below the Oregon state median of 17.6:1, indicating smaller average class loads than typical schools in the state.
Monroe School is a high-poverty, small combined-grade school in Burns, Oregon, enrolling 15 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 7.5:1, Monroe School is leaner than roughly 97% of Oregon schools and 57% under the state's 17.6:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Economic need is high: 75.0% of students qualify for free meals, 42% above the Oregon average, a Title I-weighted population that federal funding formulas prioritise.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 98% of Oregon schools, with 15 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 97% of the 1,273 Oregon schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (53%) and White (40%) (diversity index 55/100).
Attendance holds up well here: only 6.7% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.
Among Burns's public schools, it stands alongside Burns High Desert Academy (7 students): Monroe School is larger than that campus by headcount.
Ode Ycep District also operates William P Lord High School (91 students) and New Bridge High School (34 students) alongside Monroe 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
Monroe 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 | 7.5:1 | ▼ 57% | 17.6:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 75.0% | ▲ 42% | 52.8% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 15 | top 98% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
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.
Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 53.3% of enrollment.
Simpson diversity index - at 55.1, Monroe School is more mixed than the Oregon school average of 47.1.
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| William P Lord High School | Larger | Higher economic need | Lower S:T ratio |
| New Bridge High School | Larger | Higher economic need | Similar S:T ratio |
| Three Lakes High School | Larger | Higher economic need | Similar S:T ratio |
| Trask River High School | Similar size | Higher economic need | Lower S:T ratio |
| Riverside High School | Smaller | No free-lunch data | No ratio data |
Comparisons are relative to Monroe School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
1 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.
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 Monroe 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.
Monroe School has 15 students enrolled. It is a public school in Burns, OR.
The student-teacher ratio at Monroe School is 7.5:1, which is 57% lower than the Oregon average of 17.6:1 and 52% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
75.0% of students at Monroe School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Oregon average of 52.8%.
The largest demographic group at Monroe School is Hispanic or Latino at 53.3% of enrollment, in Burns, OR. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 55.1/100.
Monroe School has a Resource Investment Index of 61/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
By Resource Investment Index, Monroe School ranks #1 of 4 public schools in Burns, OR. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Burns on the city page.
Monroe School earns 61/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 97% of Oregon schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Oregon. 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.
Besides Monroe School, Ode Ycep District also operates William P Lord High School (91 students), New Bridge High School (34 students), and Three Lakes High School (33 students). See the Ode Ycep District district page for the complete list.
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