Enrollment
158
Oklahoma · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Guymon, OK
Federal NCES profile for Carrier Es, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 10/100.
The verdict
Carrier Es earns 10/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 99% of Oklahoma schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Oklahoma schools.
Carrier Es has class sizes larger than 99% of Oklahoma schools. Computed live against every Oklahoma school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, Carrier Es ranks #9 of 9 public schools in Guymon, OK.
Enrollment
158
Oklahoma · 2024-25 NCES data
Teachers (FTE)
4.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
39.5:1
vs 16.1:1 Oklahoma avg
+145% vs state
How Carrier Es compares with Oklahoma and U.S. medians
Larger classes than state median
39.5:1 - 23.4 above the Oklahoma state median of 16.1:1, indicating larger average class loads than typical schools in the state.
Carrier Es is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Guymon, Oklahoma, enrolling 158 students.
Class loads run heavy: 39.5:1 is larger than about 99% of Oklahoma schools and 145% above the 16.1:1 state mean, so each teacher carries more students than is typical.
Enrollment of 158 puts it in the smaller third of Oklahoma schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index trails 100% of the 1,778 Oklahoma schools with a score on record, one of the lower results on this measure.
Its student body is predominantly Hispanic or Latino (81% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 33/100).
Counselor access is stretched at roughly 510 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.
Its district draws 28.7% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Among Guymon's public schools, it stands alongside Straight Public School (30 students): Carrier Es is larger than that campus by headcount and runs heavier classes (39.5:1 vs 6:1).
Guymon also operates Guymon Hs (865 students) and Central Jhs (461 students) alongside Carrier 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
Carrier 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 | 39.5:1 | ▲ 145% | 16.1:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 158 | top 74% | - | - |
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: Hispanic or Latino at 81.0% of enrollment.
Simpson diversity index - at 33.1, Carrier Es is less mixed than the Oklahoma school average of 59.6.
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Guymon, which includes Carrier 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guymon Hs | Larger | No free-lunch data | Lower S:T ratio |
| Central Jhs | Larger | No free-lunch data | Lower S:T ratio |
| Prairie Es | Larger | No free-lunch data | Lower S:T ratio |
| Academy Es | Larger | No free-lunch data | Lower S:T ratio |
| North Park Es | Larger | No free-lunch data | Lower S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Carrier Es's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
1 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.
Carrier Es has 158 students enrolled. It is a public school in Guymon, OK.
The student-teacher ratio at Carrier Es is 39.5:1, which is 145% higher than the Oklahoma average of 16.1:1 and 152% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.
The largest demographic group at Carrier Es is Hispanic or Latino at 81.0% of enrollment, in Guymon, OK.
Carrier Es has a Resource Investment Index of 10/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
By Resource Investment Index, Carrier Es ranks #9 of 9 public schools in Guymon, 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 Guymon on the city page.
Carrier Es earns 10/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 99% of Oklahoma schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most 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 Carrier Es, Guymon also operates Guymon Hs (865 students), Central Jhs (461 students), and Prairie Es (454 students). See the Guymon district page for the complete list.
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