NCES CCD 2024-25 5 schools OK

Best-Resourced Schools in Talihina, OK

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

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5
Schools
658
Students
57/100
Avg Resource Index
12.8:1
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

National city placement

Broad resource and staffing advantage

According to NCES CCD 2024-25, Talihina has more public-school enrollment than 1% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. Talihina lands in the upper national tier on both the average Resource Investment Index and teacher staffing intensity. Those measures come from different inputs: the index combines reported counselors, gifted access, attendance, and staffing, while the staffing percentile compares the city's student-teacher ratio directly. Agreement across both measures is stronger evidence of broad reported capacity than either score alone, though neither is a test-score rating or a guarantee about an individual classroom.

Combined-grade campuses shape the local portfolio

2 of Talihina's 5 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 21-point gap between Talihina Jhs and Buffalo Valley Hs shows the range hidden by Talihina'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 99%
School count
Top 99%
Resource Index average
97th percentile
Teacher staffing
81st percentile

Talihina Es accounts for 33.4% of all Talihina public-school enrollment

That dominant concentration means Talihina-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade level: Combined. 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

Talihina school enrollment varies 3.2× across entities

Talihina school enrollment ranges from 69 students (lowest) to 220 students (highest), a spread of 151 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous school portfolio for a city this size. 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

Talihina student-teacher ratio is 12.8:1 — low (typically associated with smaller schools or per-school staffing investment that often correlates with stronger per-student supports)

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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe

# School Score
1. Talihina Jhs 67
2. Talihina Es 59
3. Talihina Hs 57
4. Buffalo Valley Es 56
5. Buffalo Valley Hs 46

Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in Talihina

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 Buffalo Valley Es 68.6/100
  2. 2 Buffalo Valley Hs 66.4/100
  3. 3 Talihina Jhs 60.3/100
  4. 4 Talihina Hs 54.8/100
  5. 5 Talihina Es 52.6/100

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Which Talihina school has the highest Resource Investment Index? ▼

Talihina Jhs has the highest Resource Investment Index among the Talihina schools in this federal-data comparison at 67/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.

How many schools are in Talihina, OK? ▼

Talihina has 5 public schools with a total enrollment of 658 students. Average student-teacher ratio: 12.8:1.

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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.