Winter Lakes High

Winter Lakes High is a senior high of minimally staffed scale in Coquille, Oregon, run under Coquille SD 8, serveing 237 students in grades 8 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 62% smaller than the state mean of about 630.

Coquille SD 8 runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 1,215 students. Winter Lakes High is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Winter Lakes High shows that White students make up the majority at 78%; the rest reads as 9% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 3% Native American.

On the income-and-resources front, Winter Lakes High shows 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 23.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 19.8:1 average. Around 93% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above Coos County's rate of about 72%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Coos County put 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%. In all, Coos County runs 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,218 students), of which Winter Lakes High is one.

Nearest neighbor: Coquille Junior Senior High, around 0.6 miles off. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a small-town site. As a virtual school, attendance and instruction happen remotely rather than in person.

Trend over the last 7 years. Winter Lakes High's enrollment has ticked down 4% since 2018, when it stood at 246 (now 237). The White share of enrollment rose from 72% to 78% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 51.8:1 in 2018 to 23.7:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.