Fossil Charter School
Fossil · OR · Fossil SD 21J · Public charter · K-12 combined
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Mitchell School → Heron Creek Program → Harmony Academy → Wheatley School → Multnomah Inverness School → Functional Living Skills Program → Rivercrest Academy → Oregon School for the Deaf →📋 At a glance
- ✅ Dual-enrollment program (college credit while in HS)
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 22% of US high schools
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Fossil Charter School compares for families
What families should know about Fossil Charter School.
- ▸ LocallyOR sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Mitchell School, Heron Creek Program, Harmony Academy and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
👩🏫 Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
🏛️ Your state's public flagship
University of Oregon
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $22,182/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: A low chronic-absence rate is the cleanest school-level signal of strong family connection, classroom culture, and student engagement — all upstream drivers of enrollment stability.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2024 total enrollment.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +19.0%/year, projecting from 2024's 2,494 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue upside
At $10,511 per student in district revenue, the 3,452 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $36,283,972/year in additional funding.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell School Mitchell |
Public | 30.4 | 22 | — |
| Heron Creek Program Marylhurst |
Public | 121.6 | 22 | — |
| Harmony Academy Lake Oswego |
Public · charter | 121.9 | 22 | — |
| Wheatley School Portland |
Public | 118.1 | 25 | — |
| Multnomah Inverness School Portland |
Public | 119.7 | 17 | — |
| Functional Living Skills Program Portland |
Public | 119.7 | 26 | — |
| Rivercrest Academy Portland |
Public | 124.0 | 12 | — |
| Oregon School for the Deaf Salem |
Public | 137.4 | 42 | — |