Powers Elementary School

Powers Elementary School, a minimally staffed elementary campus in Powers, Oregon, run under Powers SD 31, enrolls 62 students, covering grades K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 321 students per school, that is 81% leaner than typical.

Powers SD 31 runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 114 students. Powers Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Powers Elementary School records that White students make up the majority at 66%. The remainder is composed of 23% multiracial, 11% Native American. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 84%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.5:1, putting Powers Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 118% of students at Powers Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Coos County runs at roughly 72%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Coos County put median household income runs about $62,143, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Across Coos County's 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,218 students), Powers Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Powers High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Powers Elementary School's enrollment has contracted 14% since 2018, when it stood at 72 (now 62). Hispanic enrollment moved from 8% to 0% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 12.2:1 in 2018 to 10.5:1 today.

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