Destinations Academy

Destinations Academy is a minimally staffed high school in Coos Bay, Oregon, part of Coos Bay SD 9. The school serves 46 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 630 students per school, that is 93% leaner than typical.

Coos Bay SD 9 comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 2,907 students; Destinations Academy is among them.

On the student-mix side, Destinations Academy lists that the largest single group is White at 54%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest reads as 15% multiracial, 13% Native American, 9% Hispanic, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 84% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Destinations Academy lists 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 19.8:1 average. About 113% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Coos County runs at roughly 72%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Coos County) reports that median household income runs about $62,143, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Across Coos County's 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,218 students), Destinations Academy is one campus in the mix.

Marshfield Junior High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Looking at the recent track record. Destinations Academy's enrollment has declined 50% since 2018, when it stood at 92 (now 46). The White share of enrollment edged down from 79% to 54% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 15.3:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.