Enrollment
52
High
DISTRICT 57 · STATE 630
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POWERS SD 31·NCES 411008000227
Powers High School
High School Hill Rd, Powers, OR 97466 · (541) 439-2291 · Coos County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL52 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
6.6:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.6:1 · STATE 19.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
45 students
DISTRICT 102% · STATE 76%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Powers SD 31. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
20.0%
OR avg 43.0% . -2.2pp since 2023
Math
15.0%
OR avg 31.8% . +3.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Source: OSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
17.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.0%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% typical for Oregon schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Oregon's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
52
+1 (+2%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
6.6:1
was 8.2:1
% White
65%
was 55%
% Hispanic
0%
was 4%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Powers High School
Located at High School Hill Rd, in Powers, Oregon, Powers High School is a rural-scale senior high that hosts 52 students (grades 7 through 12), one of the schools within Powers SD 31. Compared to the state average of about 630 students per school, that is 92% below typical.
Powers SD 31 runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 114 students. Powers High School is one of those campuses.
In terms of who attends, Powers High School reports that 65% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 27% multiracial, 8% Native American. By comparison, Coos County as a whole is about 84% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.
Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 6.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 19.8:1 average. Around 87% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Coos County's rate of about 72%.
With demographic context factored in, Powers High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 29.0%, the actual is 17.1%, a residual of -11.9 points.
Around the school, the surrounding county (Coos County) records that the typical household earns roughly $62,143 per year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Across Coos County's 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,218 students), Powers High School is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: Powers Elementary School, around 0.1 miles off. On composite proficiency, Powers High School comes 5th of 5 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 29.9%.
Powers High School operates from a countryside location.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Powers High School has remained close to its prior level, going from 51 students in 2018 to 52 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 55% to 65% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 8.2:1 in 2018 to 6.6:1 in 2025.
On allk12, the feed for Powers High School typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Coos County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
64,827
Census ACS
Median income
$62,143
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
8,218 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Powers Elementary School0.1 mi · 62
- Myrtle Crest School12.8 mi · 271
- Myrtle Point High School13.0 mi · 154
- Maple Middle School13.1 mi · 148
- Pacific High School20.7 mi · 61
- Coquille Valley Elementary21.8 mi · 346
Frequently asked questions
About Powers High SchoolHow many students attend Powers High School?
Powers High School enrolls approximately 52 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Powers High School serve?
Powers High School serves grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Powers High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Powers High School is approximately 6.6:1 (8 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Powers High School?
Powers High School reports a student body of 65% White, 27% Two or more.
Who oversees Powers High School?
Powers High School is overseen by Powers SD 31 in Coos County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.