Adel Elementary School

As a rural-scale K-5 school in Adel, Oregon, Adel Elementary School teaches 11 students from grades K through 8, operated by Adel SD 21. Enrollment runs roughly 97% smaller than the state mean of about 321.

Adel Elementary School is a school of Adel SD 21, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

In terms of who attends, Adel Elementary School logs that 91% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder breaks down as 9% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 80% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 5.5:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.5:1 average.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Lake County put the typical household earns roughly $62,787 per year, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Lake County runs 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,143 students), of which Adel Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Plush Elementary School, around 16.8 miles off.

Adel Elementary School operates from an outlying location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Adel Elementary School's enrollment has expanded 38% since 2018, when it stood at 8 (now 11). The White share of enrollment edged up from 75% to 91% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 4.0:1 in 2018 to 5.5:1 in 2025.

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