Enrollment
53
Oklahoma · 2024-25 NCES data
High school (grades 9-12) · Balko, OK
Balko Hs
Federal NCES profile for Balko Hs, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 72/100.
2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 400351000090
👥 S:T ratio 58
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 79
📋 Attendance 81
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Balko Hs earns 72/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 93% of Oklahoma schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Oklahoma.
- 72
- Resource Index · Higher
- 10.6:1
- small classes for Oklahoma
- 53
- students enrolled
Balko Hs has class sizes smaller than 93% of Oklahoma schools. Computed live against every Oklahoma school reporting to NCES.
School address
Teachers (FTE)
5.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
10.6:1
vs 16.1:1 Oklahoma avg
-34% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Balko Hs compares with Oklahoma and U.S. medians
What stands out at Balko Hs
Small campus with unusually lean teacher staffing
Balko Hs sits near the smaller end of the Oklahoma enrollment distribution while also reporting a lower student-teacher ratio than most state schools. That pairing is consistent with a compact, teacher-dense setting, though small scale can limit the number of specialized courses or support roles a campus can sustain. The program and staffing sections below show whether the lean ratio extends beyond classroom teachers into broader student services.
Attendance is a relative strength
7.5% of Balko Hs students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 civil-rights collection. On its face, that is a comparatively low historical rate, though this page does not treat it as a current national benchmark or guarantee current-year performance. Here, attendance is a more distinctive signal than the presence or absence of any single specialist role.
Balko Hs is a small high school in Balko, Oklahoma, enrolling 53 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 10.6:1, Balko Hs is leaner than roughly 93% of Oklahoma schools and 34% under the state's 16.1:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 96% of Oklahoma schools, with 53 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 98% of the 1,778 Oklahoma schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Its student body is led by White (77%) and Hispanic or Latino (17%) (diversity index 37/100).
No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.
Counselor coverage is strong, about 106 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Attendance holds up well here: only 7.5% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.
The surrounding Balko spends $24,411 per pupil, 94% above the Oklahoma average, a better-resourced district than most.
Its district, Balko, also runs Balko Es (95 students).
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Balko Hs compares
Balko Hs on the metrics families compare, against Oklahoma and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Oklahoma | Oklahoma avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 10.6:1 | ▼ 34% | 16.1:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 53 | top 96% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
10.6:1
Leaner classes than 85% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
53
Bigger than 6% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
10.6:1
students per teacher
- 34% below state mean
Top 7% in Oklahoma - lower ratio than 93% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
7.5%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 5-10% range, close to the pre-pandemic national baseline.
Funding equity
$24,411
per pupil, district-wide
- above Oklahoma avg of $12,594
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.5 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
3
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 5.7 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 5.7 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Student demographics
White 77.4%
Hispanic or Latino 17.0%
Two or More 5.7%
Largest group: White at 77.4% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 36.9/100
Simpson diversity index - at 36.9, Balko Hs is less mixed than the Oklahoma school average of 59.6.
Programs
AP program Not offered
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Balko, which includes Balko Hs.
$24,411
Per student
+94%
vs Oklahoma
Avg $12,594
+47%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 82.5%
State 13.2%
Federal 4.3%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
How Balko Hs Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balko Es | Larger | No free-lunch data | Lower S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Balko Hs's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 95
- Students per teacher
- 7.9:1
- Resource Index
- 75/100
Similar high schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Oklahoma, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~53 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~10.6:1)
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Frequently asked questions about Balko Hs
How many students attend Balko Hs?
Balko Hs has 53 students enrolled. It is a high school in Balko, OK.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Balko Hs?
The student-teacher ratio at Balko Hs is 10.6:1, which is 34% lower than the Oklahoma average of 16.1:1 and 32% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Balko Hs?
The largest demographic group at Balko Hs is White at 77.4% of enrollment, in Balko, OK.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Balko Hs?
Balko Hs has a Resource Investment Index of 72/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
What other schools are in Balko?
Besides Balko Hs, Balko also operates Balko Es (95 students). See the Balko district page for the complete list.
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