East Central High School
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Tulsa, Oklahoma
East Central High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma enrolled 1,160 students in 2024-25 with 51.0 full-time teachers, 22.8 students per teacher against the Oklahoma high-school median of 14.4. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 6-9% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 4% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Oklahoma: 27.2% and 25.1%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 59% (Oklahoma: 81.2%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 6%
1,185 students in 2022-23, 1,189 students in 2023-24, 1,160 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 54.3 to 51.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,185 | 54.3 | 21.8 |
| 2023-24 | 1,189 | 53.8 | 22.1 |
| 2024-25 | 1,160 | 51.0 | 22.8 |
22.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 98 of every 100 Oklahoma high schools
Among the 468 Oklahoma high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.4; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
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).
21 AP courses and one counselor per 164 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection East Central High School enrolled 1,147 students and had 7.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 149 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses21
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)7.0, one per 164 of the 1,147 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions149
- Chronically absent78.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
63.3% of students were Hispanic, 12.7% Black, 9.2% White in 2024-25.
- Hispanic63.3%
- Black12.7%
- White9.2%
- Two or more races6.3%
- Asian4.4%
- American Indian2.5%
- Pacific Islander1.6%
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.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at East Central High School scored proficient or above: 6-9% in reading in 2021-22 and 4% in math in 2022-23, against 27.2% in reading in 2021-22 and 25.1% in math in 2022-23 across Oklahoma. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Oklahoma, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Oklahoma |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 6‑9% | 13% | 27.2% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 4% | 9% (2021-22) | 25.1% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
59% of the 227 students in East Central High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.2% across Oklahoma. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | Oklahoma | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 59% | 65% | 81.2% |
| Students in the class | 227 | 2,084 | 52,179 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in Tulsa
17 public high schools in Tulsa report 2024-25 enrollment; East Central High School is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union High School | 3,569 | 21.2 | not reported |
| Booker T. Washington High School | 1,302 | 20.9 | not reported |
| East Central High School | 1,160 | 22.8 | not reported |
| Thomas Edison Preparatory High School | 1,083 | 20.3 | not reported |
| Memorial High School | 1,005 | 20.2 | not reported |
| Nathan Hale High School | 995 | 23.2 | not reported |
| Will Rogers College High School | 992 | 19.6 | not reported |
| Traice | 845 | 15.8 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about East Central High School
- Dove Science Academy Tulsa High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 3.3 miles away: 343 students, 19.1 per teacher (2024-25).3.3 mi
- Nathan Hale High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 3.3 miles away: 995 students, 23.2 per teacher (2024-25).3.3 mi
- Compare East Central High School with Dove Science Academy Tulsa High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Tulsa Public Schools spends per student$11,873 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,873
- The largest public schools in OklahomaEast Central High School is the number 42 by size of 471 Oklahoma high schools open in 2024-25.#42 of 471
- Oklahoma schools by students per teacher22.8 students per teacher here against the Oklahoma median of 14.4 for high schools.22.8:1
- 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 East Central High School
How many students attend East Central High School?
1,160 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,185 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Tulsa, OK.What is the student-teacher ratio at East Central High School?
22.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Oklahoma median for high schools is 14.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is East Central High School a Title I school?
East Central High School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at East Central High School do on state tests?
The students tested at East Central High School scored proficient or above: 6-9% in reading in 2021-22 and 4% in math in 2022-23, against 27.2% in reading in 2021-22 and 25.1% in math in 2022-23 across Oklahoma. Oklahoma's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at East Central High School?
59% of the 227 students in East Central High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.2% across Oklahoma. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is East Central High School in?
Tulsa Public Schools, NCES district ID 4030240. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 403024001607 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
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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.