Prospect Charter School

Prospect Charter School is a public charter school in Prospect, Oregon, United States.

Prospect Charter School
Address
160 Mill Creek Drive Prospect , (Jackson County) , Oregon 97536 United States
Coordinates	42.709929°N 122.579283°W / 42.709929; -122.579283
Information
Type	Public
School district	Prospect School District
Principal	Tim Dexter[1][2]
Teaching staff	17.97 (FTE)[3]
Grades	K-12[2]
Number of students	220 (2023-2024)[3]
Student to teacher ratio	12.24[3]
Color(s)	Blue and white   [1]
Athletics conference	OSAA Mountain Valley League 1A-5[1]
Mascot	Cougar[1]
Website	Prospect Charter School

Charter status

Prospect applied for charter status, and received a $455,000 Charter Incentive Grant from the Oregon Department of Education in December 2008. It began the 2009–2010 school year as a charter school.^[4]

Academics

In 2008, 56% of the school's seniors received a high school diploma. Of 16 students, nine graduated, five dropped out, and two were still in high school the following year.^[5][6]

References

1. "OSAA - Error".
2. "Oregon School Directory 2008-09" (PDF). Oregon Department of Education. p. 139. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 26, 2011. Retrieved May 28, 2009.
3. "Prospect Charter School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
4. Achen, Paris (December 31, 2008). "Prospect School goes charter next fall". Mail Tribune. Retrieved July 8, 2009.
5. "State releases high school graduation rates". The Oregonian. June 30, 2009. Retrieved July 1, 2009.
6. "Oregon dropout rates for 2008". The Oregonian. June 30, 2009. Retrieved July 1, 2009.