McKenzie River Community School

McKenzie River Community School operates as a low-enrollment combined-grade school in Finn Rock, Oregon, one of the schools within McKenzie SD 68. Current enrollment sits at 195 students spanning grades K through 12. By comparison, Oregon's public schools average about 384 students each, so McKenzie River Community School sits 49% smaller than that benchmark.

McKenzie River Community School sits inside McKenzie SD 68, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

Demographically, McKenzie River Community School records that the largest single group is White, at 76% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 15% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 2% Native American.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, McKenzie River Community School has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.5:1, putting McKenzie River Community School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 94% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Lane County's rate of about 76%.

With demographic context factored in, McKenzie River Community School sits in the top 10% of Oregon schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 26.0%; actual is 45.7%, +19.8 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Across the wider county, Lane County reports that median household income runs about $71,544, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Lane County runs 117 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,240 students), of which McKenzie River Community School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Walterville Elementary School, around 20.5 miles off. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), McKenzie River Community School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 26.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area. McKenzie River Community School operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 215%: 62 students in 2018 compared to 195 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 10% to 15% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 19.3:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 today.

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