Baker Early Learning Center

Baker Early Learning Center is an elementary-level community of micro-enrollment scale in Baker City, Oregon, one of the schools within Baker SD 5J, educateing 97 students in grade K. That puts it 70% smaller than the typical public school in Oregon, which averages around 321 students.

Baker Early Learning Center is one of 11 schools operated by Baker SD 5J, a district that enrolls 5,201 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Baker Early Learning Center records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (96%); the rest is composed of 4% Hispanic.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.5:1, putting Baker Early Learning Center tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 197% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above Baker County's rate of about 85%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Baker County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $60,936 per year, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Baker County runs 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,551 students), of which Baker Early Learning Center is one.

The closest other public school is Eagle Cap Innovative Jr/Sr High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a small-town site.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Baker Early Learning Center typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.