Frenchglen Elementary School

Frenchglen Elementary School is one of the micro-enrollment K-5 schools in Frenchglen, Oregon, part of Frenchglen SD 16, with 1 students on its rolls from grades K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 321 students per school, that is 100% smaller than typical.

Frenchglen Elementary School sits inside Frenchglen SD 16, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

In terms of who attends, Frenchglen Elementary School lists that 100% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 87%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Frenchglen Elementary School logs 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 1.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.5:1, putting Frenchglen Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Harney County indicate median household income runs about $55,208, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Frenchglen Elementary School is one of 15 public schools in Harney County (combined enrollment of about 2,240 students).

Diamond Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 17.0 miles from this campus.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 67%: 3 students in 2018 compared to 1 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share increased from 67% to 100%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 3.0:1 in 2018 to 1.0:1 in 2025.

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