Bandon Senior High School

As a micro-enrollment four-year high school in Bandon, Oregon, Bandon Senior High School works with 212 students from grades 9 through 12, one of the schools within Bandon SD 54. Enrollment runs roughly 66% below the state mean of about 630.

Bandon SD 54 runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 647 students. Bandon Senior High School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Bandon Senior High School lists that the largest single group is White, at 69% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 16% multiracial, 14% Hispanic. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 84%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Bandon Senior High School has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 19.8:1 average. An estimated 89% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Coos County (around 72%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

In the broader community, Coos County reports that median household income runs about $62,143, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. In all, Coos County runs 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,218 students), of which Bandon Senior High School is one.

The closest other public school is Harbor Lights Middle School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 215 students in 2018 compared to 212 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 73% to 69% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 12.5:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.