North Powder Charter School

As a cozy multi-level school in North Powder, Oregon, North Powder Charter School serves 252 students from grades K through 12, one of the schools within North Powder SD 8J. Enrollment runs roughly 34% smaller than the state mean of about 384.

North Powder SD 8J is the operating authority for North Powder Charter School, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

For racial and ethnic makeup, North Powder Charter School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (83%); the rest reads as 14% Hispanic.

On the income-and-resources front, North Powder Charter School reports 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.5:1 average. About 90% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Union County (around 64%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, North Powder Charter School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 27.8%; this one delivers 33.1%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Union County indicate median household income runs about $65,661, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. North Powder Charter School is one of 13 public schools in Union County (combined enrollment of about 3,646 students).

The closest other public school is Haines Elementary School, roughly 7.9 miles away. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts North Powder Charter School at 3rd of 5; the average score across the group is 39.8%.

The school occupies a low-density site. North Powder Charter School operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Trend over the last 7 years. North Powder Charter School's enrollment has shrank 11% since 2018, when it stood at 282 (now 252). Class-load math has pulled in: from 12.3:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 in 2025.

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