NCES CCD 2024-25 13 schools FL

Best-Resourced Schools in Okeechobee, FL

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13 public K-12 schools in Okeechobee from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.

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13
Schools
6,495
Students
30.6/100
Avg Resource Index
22.1:1
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

National city placement

Lean reported-resource profile

According to NCES CCD 2024-25, Okeechobee has more public-school enrollment than 67% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. Okeechobee's average Resource Investment Index falls in the lower portion of the 4,487-city comparison set. The index is a resource snapshot, not an academic grade: it reflects the federal staffing, counselor, gifted-program, and attendance fields available for local campuses. The most useful next step is to open the individual schools below and identify which component is pulling each score down, because the same city average can hide very different campus-level constraints.

Combined-grade campuses shape the local portfolio

10 of Okeechobee's 13 listed schools use NCES's combined or “other” grade-level classification. Citywide averages therefore blend campuses serving unusually broad or nonstandard grade spans with conventional elementary, middle, and high schools. Grade configuration is a first-order comparison here, not a minor label.

Campus spread matters more than the city mean

The 18-point gap between Yearling Middle School and Central Elementary School shows the range hidden by Okeechobee's average Resource Investment Index. The city figure is useful for national placement, but families ultimately choose among campuses with different grade spans, enrollment, district affiliations, and reported support fields. Start with schools serving the relevant grade level, then compare the index components rather than assuming the city average describes any one classroom.

City enrollment
Top 33%
School count
Top 28%
Resource Index average
13th percentile
Teacher staffing
8th percentile

Okeechobee High School accounts for 26.5% of all Okeechobee public-school enrollment

That concentration means Okeechobee-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade level: High. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how districts allocate programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Okeechobee school enrollment varies 1718× across entities

Okeechobee school enrollment ranges from 1 students (lowest) to 1,718 students (highest), a spread of 1,717 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing and program breadth can differ sharply at opposite ends of that enrollment range, so the city average should not be treated as a typical campus.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Okeechobee reports 61.7% free-lunch eligibility

The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Okeechobee student-teacher ratio is 22.1:1 — high (typically associated with larger urban scale or staffing constraints that have widened the headcount gap)

student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe

# School Score
1. Yearling Middle School 39
2. Okeechobee High School 37
3. Okeechobee Virtual Franchise 35
4. Pemayetv Emahakv Charter Our Way School 33
5. Osceola Middle School 32
6. South Elementary School 31
7. Okeechobee Achievement Academy 30
8. Tantie 30
9. Student Serv./Special Programs 30
10. North Elementary School 29
11. Seminole Elementary School 26
12. Everglades Elementary School 25
13. Central Elementary School 21

Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in Okeechobee

Ranked by the Simpson student-body diversity index (0-100) from NCES race and ethnicity data, where higher means a more evenly mixed student body. It measures mix, not quality.

  1. 1 Pemayetv Emahakv Charter Our Way School 68.1/100
  2. 2 Okeechobee Achievement Academy 61.2/100
  3. 3 Okeechobee High School 60.8/100
  4. 4 Osceola Middle School 59.8/100
  5. 5 Central Elementary School 59.3/100

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Which Okeechobee school has the highest Resource Investment Index? ▼

Yearling Middle School has the highest Resource Investment Index among the Okeechobee schools in this federal-data comparison at 39/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.

How many schools are in Okeechobee, FL? ▼

Okeechobee has 13 public schools with a total enrollment of 6,495 students. 1 are charter schools. Average student-teacher ratio: 22.1:1.

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Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. The Resource Investment Index uses reported student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance; it is not an academic rating. Cities must include at least five schools to be listed. This public-data comparison is for informational purposes: verify current enrollment, attendance boundaries, and programs with the school district before acting. See the guide to understanding NCES data.