Gilchrist Elementary School

Gilchrist Elementary School is one of the minimally staffed elementary campuss in Gilchrist, Oregon, one of the schools within Klamath County SD, with 125 students on its rolls from grades K through 6. That puts it 61% smaller than the typical public school in Oregon, which averages around 321 students.

Across the 21 schools in Klamath County SD (6,774 students total), Gilchrist Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Gilchrist Elementary School shows that nearly all students (85%) are White. Beyond that, the school shows 10% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Gilchrist Elementary School records 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.5:1 average. Roughly 94% of students at Gilchrist Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Gilchrist Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 26.3%, the actual is 26.2%, a residual of -0.1 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Klamath County put median household earnings sit near $58,830, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Klamath County's 30 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,474 students), Gilchrist Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Gilchrist Junior/Senior High School, around 0.0 miles off. On composite proficiency, Gilchrist Elementary School comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 21.5%.

Gilchrist Elementary School operates from a small-town location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 3%: 121 students in 2018 compared to 125 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 91% to 85% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.