Kings Valley Charter School

Kings Valley Charter School is a multi-level school of compact scale in Philomath, Oregon, operated by Philomath SD 17J, instructing 193 students in grades K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 50% below the state mean of about 384.

Philomath SD 17J runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 1,635 students. Kings Valley Charter School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Kings Valley Charter School lists that the largest single group is White, at 79% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 10% Hispanic, 9% multiracial. Compared to Benton County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Kings Valley Charter School has 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.5:1 average. About 75% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is higher than Benton County's rate of about 60%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Kings Valley Charter School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.6%; this one delivers 27.3%.

Zooming out to the county, Benton County reports that the typical household earns roughly $77,702 per year, roughly 54% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Benton County runs 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,268 students), of which Kings Valley Charter School is one.

The closest other public school is Luckiamute Valley Charter School, roughly 3.6 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, Kings Valley Charter School comes 9th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 45.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area. As a public charter, Kings Valley Charter School runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 7%: 207 students in 2018 compared to 193 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 87% to 79%.

On this page, the feed for Kings Valley Charter School typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.