Bonanza Elementary School

As a tight-knit K-5 school in Bonanza, Oregon, Bonanza Elementary School serves 206 students from grades K through 6, one of the schools within Klamath County SD. By comparison, Oregon's public schools average about 321 students each, so Bonanza Elementary School sits 36% below that benchmark.

Klamath County SD runs 21 schools in total, collectively educating 6,774 students. Bonanza Elementary School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Bonanza Elementary School logs that the largest single group is White, at 74% of enrollment. Other groups include 20% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. Compared to Klamath County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Bonanza Elementary School has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.7:1. The state averages around 16.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 93% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Bonanza Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 26.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 29.8%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Klamath County indicate median household earnings sit near $58,830, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Klamath County runs 30 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,474 students), of which Bonanza Elementary School is one.

Bonanza Junior/Senior High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Bonanza Elementary School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 33.8%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Five-year trend. Bonanza Elementary School's enrollment has fell 17% since 2018, when it stood at 248 (now 206). The White share of enrollment rose from 66% to 74% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 18.5:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 today.

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