Pine Eagle Charter School

Pine Eagle Charter School is an intimate all-grades campus in Halfway, Oregon, operated by Pine Eagle SD 61. The school teaches 213 students in grades K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 45% below the state mean of about 384.

Pine Eagle Charter School sits inside Pine Eagle SD 61, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

In terms of who attends, Pine Eagle Charter School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (92%). The remainder consists of 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.5:1, putting Pine Eagle Charter School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 44% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is south of Baker County's rate of about 85%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Pine Eagle Charter School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 45.6%; this one delivers 35.4%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Baker County put median household income runs about $60,936, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Baker County runs 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,551 students), of which Pine Eagle Charter School is one.

The closest other public school is Keating Elementary School, roughly 23.2 miles away.

The school occupies a low-density site. As a public charter, Pine Eagle Charter School runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Five-year trend. Pine Eagle Charter School's enrollment has rose 9% since 2018, when it stood at 195 (now 213). The White share of enrollment grew from 83% to 92% over that span.

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