High school (grades 9-12) · Blanchard, OK

Bridge Creek Hs

Federal NCES profile for Bridge Creek Hs, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 40/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 400540029677
0/100100/10040/100
👥 S:T ratio
17
📚 AP courses
5
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
40
📋 Attendance
66
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Bridge Creek Hs earns 40/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 91% of Oklahoma schools.

#2 of 9
public schools in Blanchard · Resource Index
40
Resource Index · Typical
20.7:1
large classes for Oklahoma
559
students enrolled

Bridge Creek Hs has class sizes larger than 91% of Oklahoma schools. Computed live against every Oklahoma school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Bridge Creek Hs ranks #2 of 9 public schools in Blanchard, OK.

School address

Enrollment

559

Oklahoma · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

27.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

20.7:1

vs 16.1:1 Oklahoma avg

+29% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Bridge Creek Hs compares with Oklahoma and U.S. medians

Larger classes than state median
0:135:120.7:1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Bridge Creek Hs

Bridge Creek Hs is a mid-sized high school in Blanchard, Oklahoma, enrolling 559 students.

Class loads run heavy: 20.7:1 is larger than about 91% of Oklahoma schools and 29% above the 16.1:1 state mean, so each teacher carries more students than is typical.

Enrollment of 559 puts it in the larger third of Oklahoma schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 1,778 scored Oklahoma schools.

Its student body is led by White (71%) and Two or More (14%) (diversity index 47/100).

On the academic-pipeline side it reports 1 Advanced Placement course.

Counselor coverage runs a bit thin, about 301 students per counselor, somewhat past the ASCA-recommended 250:1 benchmark.

13.8% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.

Its district draws 15.0% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Among Blanchard's high schools, it stands alongside Blanchard Hs (773 students): Bridge Creek Hs is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (20.7:1 vs 22.1:1).

Bridge Creek also operates Bridge Creek Early Childhood (492 students) and Bridge Creek Ms (458 students) alongside Bridge Creek Hs.

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 Bridge Creek Hs compares

Bridge Creek 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 20.7:1 ▲ 29% 16.1:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 559 top 17% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

20.7:1
Leaner classes than 14% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
559
Bigger than 69% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
20.7:1
students per teacher - 29% above state mean
Top 91% in Oklahoma - lower ratio than 9% of state schools
Above 20:1, running heavier than the typical U.S. public school; staffing is comparatively stretched.
Engagement
13.8%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$11,045
per pupil, district-wide - below Oklahoma avg of $12,594
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.9 FTE
Per 301 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
59
in-school suspensions + 36 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 10.6 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 17.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

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 70.5%
Two or More 13.8%
Hispanic or Latino 11.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native 3.6%
African American 0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.2%

Largest group: White at 70.5% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 46.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 46.9, Bridge Creek Hs is less mixed than the Oklahoma school average of 59.6.

Programs

AP courses offered 1
Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Bridge Creek, which includes Bridge Creek Hs.

$11,045
Per student
-12%
vs Oklahoma
Avg $12,594
-33%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 33.9%
State 51.1%
Federal 15.0%

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 Bridge Creek Hs Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Bridge Creek Early Childhood Similar size No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Bridge Creek Ms Similar size No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Bridge Creek Ies Similar size No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Bridge Creek Hs's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Bridge Creek · 3 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar high schools in Blanchard

1 comparable high schools (grades 9-12) serving the same city.

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.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Bridge Creek Hs's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Bridge Creek Hs

How many students attend Bridge Creek Hs?

Bridge Creek Hs has 559 students enrolled. It is a high school in Blanchard, OK.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Bridge Creek Hs?

The student-teacher ratio at Bridge Creek Hs is 20.7:1, which is 29% higher than the Oklahoma average of 16.1:1 and 32% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Bridge Creek Hs?

The largest demographic group at Bridge Creek Hs is White at 70.5% of enrollment, in Blanchard, OK.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Bridge Creek Hs?

Bridge Creek Hs has a Resource Investment Index of 40/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 5 factors: student-teacher ratio, AP course offerings, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Bridge Creek Hs rank among public schools in Blanchard?

By Resource Investment Index, Bridge Creek Hs ranks #2 of 9 public schools in Blanchard, OK. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Blanchard on the city page.

Is Bridge Creek Hs a good school?

Bridge Creek Hs earns 40/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 91% 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 Bridge Creek?

Besides Bridge Creek Hs, Bridge Creek also operates Bridge Creek Early Childhood (492 students), Bridge Creek Ms (458 students), and Bridge Creek Ies (420 students). See the Bridge Creek district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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