Oregon Family School

Oregon Family School serves students in Crane, Oregon, as a large combined-grade school. The school's enrollment of 919 students covers kindergarten through 12. Enrollment is 139% higher than the average for combined schools in Oregon, which is about 384.

Harney County SD 4 has 1,105 students in 2 schools, and Oregon Family School is one of those schools.

White students are the large majority at Oregon Family School, with 86% of enrollment. Other groups include 7% multiracial and 5% Hispanic. The county population is about 87% White, within a few points of the school. By the diversity index, Oregon Family School comes in at 26%.

The ratio of students to teachers is 19.3:1, with 47.7 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, combined schools in Oregon average 22.5:1.

County data help place the school in context: in Deschutes County, median household income is about $92,758, roughly 45% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. The public schools of Deschutes County number 53 and enroll about 25,823.

The school nearest to Oregon Family School is Buckingham Elementary School, at a distance of about 1.1 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

The federal government classifies Oregon Family School's location as Rural: Fringe. Charter status: Oregon Family School is a public charter school. Oregon Family School is a virtual school according to federal records.

Oregon Family School had 645 students in 2020-21 and 919 in 2024-25, according to federal records. Those counts may cover different grade spans. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (19.3:1) than in 2020-21 (29.3:1).

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