An equity score of 70/100 ranks Talihina #1 of 439 districts in Oklahoma (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,949 per pupil, Talihina ranks #113 of 540 Oklahoma districts by per-pupil spending (Oklahoma districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
511
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$14,949
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Talihina operates 3 public schools serving 511 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Oklahoma. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Le Flore County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,949 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 540 Oklahoma districts by per-pupil spending. See how Oklahoma compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 9.4% local, 48.6% state, and 42.0% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 70/100, ranked #1 of 439 in Oklahoma against a state average of 38, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 230:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 15.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 34.7% White, 0.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Talihina Jhs, with a diversity index of 60.3/100.
Its largest campus is Talihina Es, enrolling 220 students (48% of the district's total enrollment).
Talihina Es accounts for 43.1% of all Talihina student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Talihina-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates 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.
Talihina school enrollment varies 2.8× across entities
Talihina school enrollment ranges from 80 students (lowest) to 220 students (highest), a spread of 140 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Talihina student-counselor ratio is 230:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Talihina chronic absenteeism rate is 15.2% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Talihina is typically wider than the Talihina-aggregate figure suggests.