Enrollment
75
Oklahoma · 2024-25 NCES data
High school (grades 9-12) · Buffalo, OK
Buffalo Hs
Federal NCES profile for Buffalo Hs, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 61/100.
2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 400576029684
👥 S:T ratio 50
📚 AP courses 10
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 85
📋 Attendance 90
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Buffalo Hs earns 61/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 84% of Oklahoma schools.
- 61
- Resource Index · Higher
- 12.5:1
- small classes for Oklahoma
- 75
- students enrolled
Buffalo Hs has class sizes smaller than 84% of Oklahoma schools. Computed live against every Oklahoma school reporting to NCES.
School address
Teachers (FTE)
6.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
12.5:1
vs 16.1:1 Oklahoma avg
-22% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Buffalo Hs compares with Oklahoma and U.S. medians
What stands out at Buffalo Hs
Buffalo Hs is a small high school in Buffalo, Oklahoma, enrolling 75 students.
Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 12.5:1 puts it in the smaller third of Oklahoma schools by student-teacher ratio.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 91% of Oklahoma schools, with 75 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 99% of the 1,778 Oklahoma schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (53%) and White (45%) (diversity index 51/100).
No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.
Counselor coverage is strong, about 75 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Attendance holds up well here: only 4.0% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.
Its district draws 20.0% 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 4 expulsions at this campus for 2021-22.
Its district, Buffalo, also runs Buffalo Es (164 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 Buffalo Hs compares
Buffalo 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 | 12.5:1 | ▼ 22% | 16.1:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 75 | top 91% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
12.5:1
Leaner classes than 71% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
75
Bigger than 8% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
12.5:1
students per teacher
- 22% below state mean
Top 16% in Oklahoma - lower ratio than 84% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
4.0%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Below 5%, comfortably under the pre-pandemic national baseline for chronic absenteeism.
Funding equity
$14,857
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
Per 75 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 2 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 2.7 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 4 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
Hispanic or Latino 53.3%
White 45.3%
Two or More 1.3%
Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 53.3% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 51.1/100
Simpson diversity index - at 51.1, Buffalo 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 Buffalo, which includes Buffalo Hs.
$14,857
Per student
+18%
vs Oklahoma
Avg $12,594
-10%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 33.9%
State 46.1%
Federal 20.0%
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 Buffalo Hs Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Es | Larger | No free-lunch data | Lower S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Buffalo Hs's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 164
- Students per teacher
- 9.6:1
- Resource Index
- 58/100
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 (~75 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~12.5:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Buffalo Hs
How many students attend Buffalo Hs?
Buffalo Hs has 75 students enrolled. It is a high school in Buffalo, OK.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Buffalo Hs?
The student-teacher ratio at Buffalo Hs is 12.5:1, which is 22% lower than the Oklahoma average of 16.1:1 and 20% 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 Buffalo Hs?
The largest demographic group at Buffalo Hs is Hispanic or Latino at 53.3% of enrollment, in Buffalo, OK. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 51.1/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Buffalo Hs?
Buffalo Hs has a Resource Investment Index of 61/100 (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 Buffalo Hs a good school?
Buffalo Hs earns 61/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 84% 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 Buffalo?
Besides Buffalo Hs, Buffalo also operates Buffalo Es (164 students). See the Buffalo district page for the complete list.
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