Elementary school (grades K-5) · Cannon Beach, OR

The Cannon Beach Academy

Federal NCES profile for The Cannon Beach Academy, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 27/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 411110001857Charter school
0/100100/10027/100
👥 S:T ratio
51
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

The Cannon Beach Academy earns 27/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 90% of Oregon schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Oregon.

27
Resource Index · Lower
12.3:1
small classes for Oregon
37
students enrolled

The Cannon Beach Academy has class sizes smaller than 90% of Oregon schools. Computed live against every Oregon school reporting to NCES.

School address

Enrollment

37

Oregon · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

3.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

12.3:1

vs 17.6:1 Oregon avg

-30% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How The Cannon Beach Academy compares with Oregon and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median

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

What stands out at The Cannon Beach Academy

The Cannon Beach Academy is a small charter elementary school in Cannon Beach, Oregon, enrolling 37 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 12.3:1, The Cannon Beach Academy is leaner than roughly 90% of Oregon schools and 30% under the state's 17.6:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 96% of Oregon schools, with 37 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 1,273 scored Oregon schools.

Its student body is led by White (76%) and Hispanic or Latino (19%) (diversity index 39/100).

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 54.1% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Seaside Sd 10 also operates Pacific Ridge Elementary School (557 students) and Seaside High School (489 students) alongside The Cannon Beach Academy.

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 The Cannon Beach Academy compares

The Cannon Beach Academy on the metrics families compare, against Oregon and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Oregon Oregon avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 12.3:1 ▼ 30% 17.6:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 37 top 96% - -

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

12.3:1
Leaner classes than 73% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
37
Bigger than 4% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
12.3:1
students per teacher - 30% below state mean
Top 10% in Oregon - lower ratio than 90% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
54.1%
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
$14,957
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
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.

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 75.7%
Hispanic or Latino 18.9%
Two or More 5.4%

Largest group: White at 75.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 38.8/100

Simpson diversity index - at 38.8, The Cannon Beach Academy is less mixed than the Oregon school average of 47.1.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Seaside Sd 10, which includes The Cannon Beach Academy.

$14,957
Per student
-17%
vs Oregon
Avg $18,086
-10%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 85.1%
State 10.8%
Federal 4.1%

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 The Cannon Beach Academy Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Pacific Ridge Elementary School Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Seaside High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Seaside Middle School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to The Cannon Beach Academy's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Seaside Sd 10 · 3 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar elementary 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 The Cannon Beach Academy'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 The Cannon Beach Academy

How many students attend The Cannon Beach Academy?

The Cannon Beach Academy has 37 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Cannon Beach, OR.

What is the student-teacher ratio at The Cannon Beach Academy?

The student-teacher ratio at The Cannon Beach Academy is 12.3:1, which is 30% lower than the Oregon average of 17.6:1 and 22% 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 The Cannon Beach Academy?

The largest demographic group at The Cannon Beach Academy is White at 75.7% of enrollment, in Cannon Beach, OR.

What is the Resource Investment Index for The Cannon Beach Academy?

The Cannon Beach Academy has a Resource Investment Index of 27/100 (lower 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).

Is The Cannon Beach Academy a good school?

The Cannon Beach Academy earns 27/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 90% 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.

What other schools are in Seaside Sd 10?

Besides The Cannon Beach Academy, Seaside Sd 10 also operates Pacific Ridge Elementary School (557 students), Seaside High School (489 students), and Seaside Middle School (355 students). See the Seaside Sd 10 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

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