Sweet Home Charter School

Sweet Home Charter School is one of the small elementary campuss in Sweet Home, Oregon, run under Sweet Home SD 55, with 142 students on its rolls from grades K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 321 students per school, that is 56% below typical.

Across the 7 schools in Sweet Home SD 55 (2,249 students total), Sweet Home Charter School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Sweet Home Charter School shows that 87% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school shows 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. Compared to Linn County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Sweet Home Charter School lists 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 23.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 16.5:1 average. About 63% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Linn County (around 79%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Sweet Home Charter School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 38.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 47.8%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Linn County indicate median household income runs about $76,329, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Linn County's 48 public schools (combined enrollment of about 17,916 students), Sweet Home Charter School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Oak Heights Elementary School, around 3.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Sweet Home Charter School at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 30.5%.

The school occupies a countryside site. Sweet Home Charter School operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 14%: 125 students in 2018 compared to 142 in 2025. Class-load math has grew: from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 23.7:1 in 2025.

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