Enrollment
80
Oklahoma · 2024-25 NCES data
High school (grades 9-12) · Sentinel, OK
Blanche Thomas Hs
Federal NCES profile for Blanche Thomas Hs, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 51/100.
2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 402733001444
👥 S:T ratio 68
📚 AP courses 10
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 83
📋 Attendance 63
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Blanche Thomas Hs earns 51/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 98% of Oklahoma schools.
- 51
- Resource Index · Higher
- 8:1
- small classes for Oklahoma
- 80
- students enrolled
Blanche Thomas Hs has class sizes smaller than 98% of Oklahoma schools. Computed live against every Oklahoma school reporting to NCES.
School address
Teachers (FTE)
10.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
8:1
vs 16.1:1 Oklahoma avg
-50% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Blanche Thomas Hs compares with Oklahoma and U.S. medians
What stands out at Blanche Thomas Hs
Blanche Thomas Hs is a small high school in Sentinel, Oklahoma, enrolling 80 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 8:1, Blanche Thomas Hs is leaner than roughly 98% of Oklahoma schools and 50% under the state's 16.1:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Enrollment of 80 puts it in the smaller third of Oklahoma schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 1,778 scored Oklahoma schools.
Its student body is led by White (51%) and Hispanic or Latino (38%) (diversity index 59/100).
No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.
Counselor coverage is strong, about 83 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
15.0% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
Its district draws 16.7% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
The federal civil-rights collection also records 3 expulsions at this campus for 2021-22.
Its district, Sentinel, also runs Mcmurray Es (210 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 Blanche Thomas Hs compares
Blanche Thomas 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 | 8:1 | ▼ 50% | 16.1:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 80 | top 90% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
8:1
Leaner classes than 95% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
80
Bigger than 8% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
8:1
students per teacher
- 50% below state mean
Top 2% in Oklahoma - lower ratio than 98% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
15.0%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$13,897
per pupil, district-wide
- above Oklahoma avg of $12,594
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
6
in-school suspensions + 2 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 7.5 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 10.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 3 expulsions.
Overview
- Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
- Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
- F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
Student demographics
White 51.3%
Hispanic or Latino 37.5%
Two or More 6.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native 5.0%
Largest group: White at 51.3% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 59.0/100
Simpson diversity index - at 59.0, Blanche Thomas Hs is about as mixed as the Oklahoma school average of 59.6.
Programs
AP program Not offered
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Sentinel, which includes Blanche Thomas Hs.
$13,897
Per student
+10%
vs Oklahoma
Avg $12,594
-16%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 34.7%
State 48.6%
Federal 16.7%
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 Blanche Thomas Hs Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mcmurray Es | Larger | No free-lunch data | Higher S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Blanche Thomas Hs's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 210
- Students per teacher
- 15:1
- Resource Index
- 47/100
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 (~80 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~8:1)
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Frequently asked questions about Blanche Thomas Hs
How many students attend Blanche Thomas Hs?
Blanche Thomas Hs has 80 students enrolled. It is a high school in Sentinel, OK.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Blanche Thomas Hs?
The student-teacher ratio at Blanche Thomas Hs is 8:1, which is 50% lower than the Oklahoma average of 16.1:1 and 49% 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 Blanche Thomas Hs?
The largest demographic group at Blanche Thomas Hs is White at 51.3% of enrollment, in Sentinel, OK. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 59.0/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Blanche Thomas Hs?
Blanche Thomas Hs has a Resource Investment Index of 51/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 5 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Blanche Thomas Hs a good school?
Blanche Thomas Hs earns 51/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 98% of Oklahoma schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
What other schools are in Sentinel?
Besides Blanche Thomas Hs, Sentinel also operates Mcmurray Es (210 students). See the Sentinel district page for the complete list.
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