Enrollment
302
Oklahoma · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Tulsa, OK
Federal NCES profile for Burroughs Es, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 32/100.
The verdict
Burroughs Es earns 32/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 89% of Oklahoma schools.
Burroughs Es has class sizes larger than 89% of Oklahoma schools. Computed live against every Oklahoma school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, Burroughs Es ranks #40 of 63 schools in Tulsa, OK.
Enrollment
302
Oklahoma · 2024-25 NCES data
Teachers (FTE)
15.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
20.1:1
vs 16.1:1 Oklahoma avg
+25% vs state
How Burroughs Es compares with Oklahoma and U.S. medians
Larger classes than state median
20.1:1 - 4.0 above the Oklahoma state median of 16.1:1, indicating larger average class loads than typical schools in the state.
Burroughs Es is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Tulsa, Oklahoma, enrolling 302 students.
Class loads run heavy: 20.1:1 is larger than about 89% of Oklahoma schools and 25% above the 16.1:1 state mean, so each teacher carries more students than is typical.
With 302 students, its enrollment sits close to the Oklahoma median campus size.
Its Resource Investment Index trails 94% of the 1,778 Oklahoma schools with a score on record, one of the lower results on this measure.
Its student body is led by African American (58%) and Two or More (16%) (diversity index 62/100).
Counselor coverage runs a bit thin, about 302 students per counselor, somewhat past the ASCA-recommended 250:1 benchmark.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 52.0% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
Its district draws 27.1% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Among Tulsa's public schools, it stands alongside Ellen Ochoa Es (968 students): Burroughs Es is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs heavier classes (20.1:1 vs 16.4:1).
Tulsa also operates Booker T. Washington Hs (1,302 students) and East Central Hs (1,160 students) alongside Burroughs Es.
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
Burroughs Es on the metrics families compare, against Oklahoma and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Oklahoma | Oklahoma avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 20.1:1 | ▲ 25% | 16.1:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 302 | top 49% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
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.
Largest group: African American at 57.6% of enrollment.
Simpson diversity index - at 62.4, Burroughs Es is more mixed than the Oklahoma school average of 59.6.
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Tulsa, which includes Burroughs Es.
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.
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Booker T. Washington Hs | Larger | No free-lunch data | Higher S:T ratio |
| East Central Hs | Larger | No free-lunch data | Similar S:T ratio |
| Thomas Edison Preparatory Hs | Larger | No free-lunch data | Similar S:T ratio |
| Memorial Hs | Larger | No free-lunch data | Similar S:T ratio |
| Nathan Hale Hs | Larger | No free-lunch data | Higher S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Burroughs Es's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
6 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.
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
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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.
Burroughs Es has 302 students enrolled. It is a public school in Tulsa, OK.
The student-teacher ratio at Burroughs Es is 20.1:1, which is 25% higher than the Oklahoma average of 16.1:1 and 28% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.
The largest demographic group at Burroughs Es is African American at 57.6% of enrollment, in Tulsa, OK. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 62.4/100.
Burroughs Es has a Resource Investment Index of 32/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
By Resource Investment Index, Burroughs Es ranks #40 of 63 schools in Tulsa, OK. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Tulsa on the city page.
Burroughs Es earns 32/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 89% 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.
Besides Burroughs Es, Tulsa also operates Booker T. Washington Hs (1,302 students), East Central Hs (1,160 students), and Thomas Edison Preparatory Hs (1,083 students). See the Tulsa district page for the complete list.
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