Enrollment
40
Oklahoma · 2024-25 NCES data
High school (grades 9-12) · Lamont, OK
Deer Creek-Lamont Hs
Federal NCES profile for Deer Creek-Lamont Hs, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 72/100.
2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 401702000789
👥 S:T ratio 68
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 89
📋 Attendance 63
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Deer Creek-Lamont Hs earns 72/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 98% of Oklahoma schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Oklahoma.
- 72
- Resource Index · Higher
- 8:1
- small classes for Oklahoma
- 40
- students enrolled
Deer Creek-Lamont Hs has class sizes smaller than 98% of Oklahoma schools. Computed live against every Oklahoma school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Deer Creek-Lamont · Oklahoma
NCES ID 401702000789 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
5.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
8:1
vs 16.1:1 Oklahoma avg
-50% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Deer Creek-Lamont Hs compares with Oklahoma and U.S. medians
What stands out at Deer Creek-Lamont Hs
Small campus with unusually lean teacher staffing
Deer Creek-Lamont Hs sits near the smaller end of the Oklahoma enrollment distribution while also reporting a lower student-teacher ratio than most state schools. That pairing is consistent with a compact, teacher-dense setting, though small scale can limit the number of specialized courses or support roles a campus can sustain. The program and staffing sections below show whether the lean ratio extends beyond classroom teachers into broader student services.
No single support indicator dominates
Deer Creek-Lamont Hs's available federal support indicators do not reveal an extreme in advanced-course access, specialist staffing, chronic absence, or IDEA enrollment. The most responsible reading is therefore component by component rather than a sweeping verdict: current counseling availability, health support, program schedules, and attendance policy still warrant direct confirmation. Missing or middle-range federal fields are not evidence that services are either strong or weak.
Deer Creek-Lamont Hs is a small high school in Lamont, Oklahoma, enrolling 40 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 8:1, Deer Creek-Lamont Hs is leaner than roughly 98% of Oklahoma schools and 50% under the state's 16.1:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 98% of Oklahoma schools, with 40 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 98% of the 1,778 Oklahoma schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Its student body is led by White (78%) and Two or More (13%) (diversity index 38/100).
No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.
Counselor coverage is strong, about 56 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
15.0% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
The surrounding Deer Creek-Lamont spends $23,728 per pupil, 88% above the Oklahoma average, a better-resourced district than most.
Its district, Deer Creek-Lamont, also runs Deer Creek-Lamont Es (98 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 Deer Creek-Lamont Hs compares
Deer Creek-Lamont 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 | 8:1 | ▼ 50% | 16.1:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 40 | top 98% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
8:1
Leaner classes than 95% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
40
Bigger than 5% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
8:1
students per teacher
- 50% below state mean
Top 2% in Oklahoma - lower ratio than 98% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
15.0%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$23,728
per pupil, district-wide
- above Oklahoma avg of $12,594
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.7 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Student demographics
White 77.5%
Two or More 12.5%
Hispanic or Latino 5.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 5.0%
Largest group: White at 77.5% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 37.9/100
Simpson diversity index - at 37.9, Deer Creek-Lamont 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 Deer Creek-Lamont, which includes Deer Creek-Lamont Hs.
$23,728
Per student
+88%
vs Oklahoma
Avg $12,594
+43%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 74.8%
State 15.4%
Federal 9.9%
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 Deer Creek-Lamont Hs Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Creek-Lamont Es | Larger | No free-lunch data | Similar S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Deer Creek-Lamont Hs's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 98
- Students per teacher
- 8.9:1
- Resource Index
- 59/100
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 (~40 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~8:1)
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Frequently asked questions about Deer Creek-Lamont Hs
How many students attend Deer Creek-Lamont Hs?
Deer Creek-Lamont Hs has 40 students enrolled. It is a high school in Lamont, OK.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Deer Creek-Lamont Hs?
The student-teacher ratio at Deer Creek-Lamont Hs is 8:1, which is 50% lower than the Oklahoma average of 16.1:1 and 49% 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 Deer Creek-Lamont Hs?
The largest demographic group at Deer Creek-Lamont Hs is White at 77.5% of enrollment, in Lamont, OK.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Deer Creek-Lamont Hs?
Deer Creek-Lamont Hs has a Resource Investment Index of 72/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
What other schools are in Deer Creek-Lamont?
Besides Deer Creek-Lamont Hs, Deer Creek-Lamont also operates Deer Creek-Lamont Es (98 students). See the Deer Creek-Lamont district page for the complete list.
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