Early College High School

As an one-room-style high school in Salem, Oregon, Early College High School teaches 193 students from grades 9 through 12, one of the schools within Salem-Keizer SD 24J. That puts it 69% below the typical public school in Oregon, which averages around 630 students.

Salem-Keizer SD 24J comprises 65 schools with combined enrollment of 37,776 students; Early College High School is among them.

On demographics, Early College High School shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 44%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder looks like 34% White, 9% multiracial, 5% Asian, 3% Pacific Islander. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 29%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 19.8:1 average.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Marion County indicate median household income runs about $77,351, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Marion County's 111 public schools (combined enrollment of about 53,799 students), Early College High School is one campus in the mix.

Hallman Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Early College High School has shrank 4%, going from 202 students in 2018 to 193 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 45% to 34% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 13.0:1 in 2018 to 18.7:1 in 2025.

On allk12, the feed for Early College High School typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.