Sutherlin Valley Online Academy

As a minimally staffed four-year high school in Sutherlin, Oregon, Sutherlin Valley Online Academy enrolls 87 students from grades 6 through 12, run under Sutherlin SD 130. By comparison, Oregon's public schools average about 630 students each, so Sutherlin Valley Online Academy sits 86% smaller than that benchmark.

Sutherlin SD 130 runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 1,285 students. Sutherlin Valley Online Academy is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Sutherlin Valley Online Academy reports that nearly all students (90%) are White. Beyond that, the school shows 6% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Douglas County as a whole.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 32.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 19.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Douglas County) records that median household income runs about $61,310, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Sutherlin Valley Online Academy is one of 50 public schools in Douglas County (combined enrollment of about 13,417 students).

East Sutherlin Primary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around Sutherlin Valley Online Academy.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area. As a virtual school, attendance and instruction happen remotely rather than in person.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 102%: 43 students in 2018 compared to 87 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 43.0:1 in 2018 to 32.5:1 today.

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