Burcham Elementary School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 1 · Weatherford, Oklahoma

Burcham Elementary School in Weatherford, Oklahoma enrolled 362 students in 2024-25 with 24.0 full-time teachers, 15.1 students per teacher against the Oklahoma elementary-school median of 15.5. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 32% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 20%

534 students in 2022-23, 543 students in 2023-24, 362 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 30.0 to 24.0.

Students enrolled at Burcham Elementary School by school year2022-23: 534, 2023-24: 543, 2024-25: 36202004006002022-235342023-245432024-25362
Students enrolled at Burcham Elementary School by school year2022-23: 534, 2023-24: 543, 2024-25: 36202004006002022-235342023-245432024-25362
Students enrolled at Burcham Elementary School by school year2022-23: 534, 2023-24: 543, 2024-25: 36202004006002022-235342023-245432024-25362
Students enrolled at Burcham Elementary School by school year2022-23: 534, 2023-24: 543, 2024-25: 36202004006002022-235342023-245432024-25362
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2353430.017.8
2023-2454331.017.5
2024-2536224.015.1

15.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 59 of every 100 Oklahoma elementary schools

Among the 915 Oklahoma elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.5; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Oklahoma elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.1 to 60.0; This school 15.1; state median 15.5.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.1state median 15.5U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Oklahoma elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.1 to 60.0; This school 15.1; state median 15.5.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.1state median 15.5U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Oklahoma elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.1 to 60.0; This school 15.1; state median 15.5.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.1state median 15.5U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Oklahoma elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.1 to 60.0; This school 15.1; state median 15.5.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.1state median 15.5U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 510 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Burcham Elementary School enrolled 510 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 510 of the 510 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent15.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

57.2% of students were White, 26.8% Hispanic, 11.6% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White57.2%
  2. Hispanic26.8%
  3. Two or more races11.6%
  4. American Indian3.0%
  5. Asian0.8%
  6. Black0.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

Elementary schools in Weatherford

2 public elementary schools in Weatherford report 2024-25 enrollment; Burcham Elementary School is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
General Thomas P Stafford Elementary55817.4not reported
Burcham Elementary School36215.1not reported

All public schools in Weatherford →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Burcham Elementary School

  1. General Thomas P Stafford ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.8 miles away: 558 students, 17.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
  2. Hydro-Eakly Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 6.5 miles away: 227 students, 13.6 per teacher (2024-25).6.5 mi
  3. Compare Burcham Elementary School with General Thomas P Stafford ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Weatherford Public Schools spends per student$9,674 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$9,674
  5. The largest public schools in OklahomaBurcham Elementary School is the number 411 by size of 917 Oklahoma elementary schools open in 2024-25.#411 of 917
  6. Oklahoma schools by students per teacher15.1 students per teacher here against the Oklahoma median of 15.5 for elementary schools.15.1:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Burcham Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Burcham Elementary School?
    362 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 534 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Weatherford, OK.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Burcham Elementary School?
    15.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Oklahoma median for elementary schools is 15.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Burcham Elementary School a Title I school?
    Burcham Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Burcham Elementary School in?
    Weatherford Public Schools, NCES district ID 4032070. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 403207029660 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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