Resource Link Charter School

Resource Link Charter School, a tiny all-grades campus in Coos Bay, Oregon, overseen by Coos Bay SD 9, enrolls 36 students, covering grades K through 12. That puts it 91% smaller than the typical public school in Oregon, which averages around 384 students.

Resource Link Charter School is one of 9 schools operated by Coos Bay SD 9, a district that hosts 2,907 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Resource Link Charter School lists that White students make up the majority at 64%. The remainder reads as 28% Hispanic, 6% Native American, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Coos County as a whole is about 84% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.4:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.5:1 average.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Coos County indicate median household income runs about $62,143, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Resource Link Charter School is one of 28 public schools in Coos County (combined enrollment of about 8,218 students).

The closest other public school is Destinations Academy, roughly 0.8 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Resource Link Charter School.

The campus sits in a small-town setting. As a public charter, Resource Link Charter School runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Five-year trend. Resource Link Charter School's enrollment has ticked down 51% since 2018, when it stood at 74 (now 36). Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 23% to 28%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 21.1:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 today.

On the community side, members of the Resource Link Charter School community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.