Lighthouse Charter School

Lighthouse Charter School is an elementary school of compact scale in Coos Bay, Oregon, operated by Coos Bay SD 9, instructing 203 students in grades pre-K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 37% below the state mean of about 321.

Within Coos Bay SD 9, which oversees 9 schools and 2,907 students, Lighthouse Charter School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Lighthouse Charter School reports that 73% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder reads as 15% multiracial, 10% Hispanic. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 84%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Lighthouse Charter School has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.5:1 average. Roughly 75% of students at Lighthouse Charter School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Lighthouse Charter School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 42.8%.

Around the school, Coos County reports that the typical household earns roughly $62,143 per year, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Across Coos County's 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,218 students), Lighthouse Charter School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Eastside School, roughly 0.9 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Lighthouse Charter School. On composite proficiency, Lighthouse Charter School comes 1st of 6 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 30.0%.

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

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 6%: 215 students in 2018 compared to 203 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 81% to 73%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 today.

On the community side, members of the Lighthouse Charter School community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.