Silvies River Charter School

Set in Crane, Oregon, Silvies River Charter School is a big unified-grade school, one of the schools within Harney County Union High SD 1J. It enrolls 1,219 students across grades K through 12. That puts it 217% above the typical public school in Oregon, which averages around 384 students.

Harney County Union High SD 1J runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 1,315 students. Silvies River Charter School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Silvies River Charter School records that 76% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school shows 15% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 87%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 29.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 22.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Harney County indicate median household earnings sit near $55,208, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Harney County runs 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,240 students), of which Silvies River Charter School is one.

Crane Union High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area. Silvies River Charter School operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools. Instruction is delivered virtually rather than at a physical campus, and enrollment crosses district lines.

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