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

Sheridan High School

Federal NCES profile for Sheridan High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 25/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 411122001287
0/100100/10025/100
👥 S:T ratio
30
📚 AP courses
10
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
58
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Sheridan High School earns 25/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Oregon median.

#2 of 3
public schools in Sheridan · Resource Index
25
Resource Index · Lower
17.6:1
students per teacher
211
students enrolled

Sheridan High School has class sizes near the Oregon median. Computed live against every Oregon school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Sheridan High School ranks #2 of 3 public schools in Sheridan, OR.

School address

Enrollment

211

Oregon · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

12.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

17.6:1

vs 17.6:1 Oregon avg

+0% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Sheridan High School compares with Oregon and U.S. medians

At or below state median
0:135:117.6:1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Sheridan High School

Sheridan High School is a mid-sized high school in Sheridan, Oregon, enrolling 211 students.

At 17.6:1, its student-teacher ratio sits close to the Oregon median, within a few percentage points of the 17.6:1 state norm, neither notably crowded nor notably small.

Enrollment of 211 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.

Its student body is led by White (74%) and Hispanic or Latino (13%) (diversity index 43/100).

No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.

Counselor coverage is strong, about 211 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 74.9% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

The surrounding Sheridan Sd 48j spends $13,527 per pupil, 25% below the Oregon average, a leaner-resourced district than most.

Its district draws 15.4% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Sheridan Sd 48j also operates Faulconer-Chapman School (515 students) and Sheridan Allprep Academy (356 students) alongside Sheridan 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 Sheridan High School compares

Sheridan High 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 17.6:1 ▼ 0% 17.6:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 211 top 76% - -

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

17.6:1
Leaner classes than 27% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
211
Bigger than 21% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
17.6:1
students per teacher - 0% above state mean
Top 56% in Oregon - lower ratio than 44% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
74.9%
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
$13,527
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
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 211 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
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.

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 73.9%
Hispanic or Latino 12.8%
Two or More 7.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 6.2%

Largest group: White at 73.9% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 42.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 42.9, Sheridan High School is less mixed than the Oregon school average of 47.1.

Programs

AP program Not offered

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Sheridan Sd 48j, which includes Sheridan High School.

$13,527
Per student
-25%
vs Oregon
Avg $18,086
-18%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 18.0%
State 66.6%
Federal 15.4%

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 Sheridan High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Faulconer-Chapman School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Sheridan Allprep Academy Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Sheridan Sd 48j · 2 sibling schools

View district profile

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 Sheridan 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 Sheridan High School

How many students attend Sheridan High School?

Sheridan High School has 211 students enrolled. It is a high school in Sheridan, OR.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Sheridan High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Sheridan High School is 17.6:1, which is 0% higher than the Oregon average of 17.6:1 and 12% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

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

The largest demographic group at Sheridan High School is White at 73.9% of enrollment, in Sheridan, OR.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Sheridan High School?

Sheridan High School has a Resource Investment Index of 25/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 5 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Sheridan High School rank among public schools in Sheridan?

By Resource Investment Index, Sheridan High School ranks #2 of 3 public schools in Sheridan, 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 Sheridan on the city page.

Is Sheridan High School a good school?

Sheridan High School earns 25/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Oregon median. 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 Sheridan Sd 48j?

Besides Sheridan High School, Sheridan Sd 48j also operates Faulconer-Chapman School (515 students) and Sheridan Allprep Academy (356 students). See the Sheridan Sd 48j 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.

All federal data sources used on this page

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

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