Enrollment
213
Oregon · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Halfway, OR
Pine Eagle Charter School
Federal NCES profile for Pine Eagle Charter School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 27/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 410972000016Charter school
👥 S:T ratio 50
🌟 Gifted program 30
📋 Attendance 0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Pine Eagle Charter School earns 27/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 89% of Oregon schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Oregon schools.
- 27
- Resource Index · Lower
- 12.5:1
- small classes for Oregon
- 40.1%
- free-lunch eligible
- 213
- students enrolled
Pine Eagle Charter School has class sizes smaller than 89% of Oregon schools. Computed live against every Oregon school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Pine Eagle Sd 61 · Oregon
NCES ID 410972000016 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
17.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
12.5:1
vs 17.6:1 Oregon avg
-29% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
40.1%
vs 52.8% Oregon avg
-24% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Pine Eagle Charter School compares with Oregon and U.S. medians
What stands out at Pine Eagle Charter School
Small campus with unusually lean teacher staffing
Pine Eagle Charter 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.
The composite reveals a resource-side weakness
Pine Eagle Charter School's free-meal eligibility sits closer to the broad Oregon middle than to an extreme, but its Resource Investment Index falls near the lower end of scored schools. That makes the composite itself the notable signal rather than student need. Inspecting the underlying factors matters here: a low score can result from thin counselor coverage, limited gifted access, attendance pressure, or heavier classroom staffing, and those are different operational problems.
Attendance is the dominant support signal
Pine Eagle Charter School's 41.3% 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.
Pine Eagle Charter School is a mid-sized charter combined-grade school in Halfway, Oregon, enrolling 213 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 12.5:1, Pine Eagle Charter School is leaner than roughly 89% of Oregon schools and 29% under the state's 17.6:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 40.1% of students eligible for free meals.
Enrollment of 213 puts it in the smaller third of Oregon schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 1,273 scored Oregon schools.
Among 105 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Oregon schools statewide, it ranks #95, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.
Its student body is predominantly White (93% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 14/100).
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 41.3% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
The surrounding Pine Eagle Sd 61 spends $22,551 per pupil, 25% above the Oregon average, a better-resourced district than most.
Pine Eagle Sd 61 is a single-school charter district, so Pine Eagle Charter School operates independently rather than alongside district-mates.
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 Pine Eagle Charter School compares
Pine Eagle Charter 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 | 12.5:1 | ▼ 29% | 17.6:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 40.1% | ▼ 24% | 52.8% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 213 | top 75% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
12.5:1
Leaner classes than 71% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
213
Bigger than 21% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
40.1%
free-lunch eligible
- 24% below the Oregon average of 52.8%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
12.5:1
students per teacher
- 29% below state mean
Top 11% in Oregon - lower ratio than 89% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
41.3%
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
$22,551
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
7
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 3.3 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 3.3 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Student demographics
White 92.5%
Hispanic or Latino 4.2%
Two or More 2.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.5%
Largest group: White at 92.5% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 14.2/100
Simpson diversity index - at 14.2, Pine Eagle Charter School is less mixed than the Oregon school average of 47.1.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Pine Eagle Sd 61, which includes Pine Eagle Charter School.
$22,551
Per student
+25%
vs Oregon
Avg $18,086
+36%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 29.1%
State 60.0%
Federal 10.9%
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 (~213 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~12.5:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Pine Eagle Charter School
How many students attend Pine Eagle Charter School?
Pine Eagle Charter School has 213 students enrolled. It is a public school in Halfway, OR.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pine Eagle Charter School?
The student-teacher ratio at Pine Eagle Charter School is 12.5:1, which is 29% lower than the Oregon average of 17.6:1 and 20% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Pine Eagle Charter School?
40.1% of students at Pine Eagle Charter School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Oregon average of 52.8%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Pine Eagle Charter School?
The largest demographic group at Pine Eagle Charter School is White at 92.5% of enrollment, in Halfway, OR.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Pine Eagle Charter School?
Pine Eagle Charter School has a Resource Investment Index of 27/100 (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 Pine Eagle Sd 61?
None; Pine Eagle Sd 61 is a single-school charter district, and Pine Eagle Charter School is its only campus.
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