Childs Way Charter School

Set in Dorena, Oregon, Childs Way Charter School is a rural-scale K-12 campus, part of South Lane SD 45J3. It serves 121 students across grades K through 12. By comparison, Oregon's public schools average about 384 students each, so Childs Way Charter School sits 68% smaller than that benchmark.

Across the 9 schools in South Lane SD 45J3 (2,697 students total), Childs Way Charter School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Childs Way Charter School lists that nearly all students (84%) are White; the rest consists of 6% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 2% Native American. Compared to Lane County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 57.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.5:1 average.

Across the wider county, census data for Lane County shows the typical household earns roughly $71,544 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Lane County's 117 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,240 students), Childs Way Charter School is one campus in the mix.

Dorena School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.2 miles from this campus.

Childs Way Charter School operates from a rural location. As a public charter, Childs Way Charter School runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Childs Way Charter School has expanded 147%, going from 49 students in 2018 to 121 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 98% to 84% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 57.9:1 in 2025.

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