Summary
Alsea Charter School is a small alternative K–12 school in rural Alsea, Oregon, serving 235 students as part of Alsea School District 7J. Because the district's figures match the school's on graduation, chronic absenteeism, and test scores, it appears to be a single-school district that reports at the district level. The most comparable nearby schools are other alternative K–12 programs: Eddyville Charter School (206 students, about 20 miles away), Triangle Lake Charter School (416 students, about 13 miles away), and Philomath Academy (73 students, about 16 miles away).
Graduation is the school's most severe outlier: 47.8% in 2024–25, versus 83.0% statewide and below every nearby alternative (Eddyville 92.3%, Triangle Lake 93.3%, Philomath Academy 69.2%). In the last five reported years, Alsea's rate has never reached 50%. Test proficiency also trails the state in all subjects: 26.5% in English language arts, 13.4% in math, and 22.9% in science. Math is the deepest weakness — 7th- and 8th-grade math are both under 5% proficient, and 11th-grade math is 6.3%. Science is comparatively stronger: 22.9% school-wide, above Eddyville and Philomath Academy and nearly even with Triangle Lake, with 11th-grade science at 31.3%. Chronic absenteeism, at 35.0%, is close to the state's 33.5%, though volatile over time.
Alsea spends $28,382 per student — more than double Eddyville and Philomath Academy and about 76% more than Triangle Lake — yet its outcomes are generally weaker. Free/reduced lunch eligibility has risen sharply, from 38.7% to 67.66% in two years, and the student-teacher ratio jumped from 14.7 to 23.8 in a single year. Triangle Lake is a notable comparison: similar poverty (68.99%) and a similar ratio (23.2), but far lower spending and much stronger results. Alsea is small with a wide grade span, so rates can swing; values the state suppresses should be treated as unknown.
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