Enrollment
8
Oklahoma · 2024-25 NCES data
High school (grades 9-12) · Hardesty, OK
Hardesty Hs
Federal NCES profile for Hardesty Hs, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 35/100.
2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 401374000652
👥 S:T ratio 68
🌟 Gifted program 30
📋 Attendance 6
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Hardesty Hs earns 35/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 98% of Oklahoma schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Oklahoma.
- 35
- Resource Index · Typical
- 8:1
- small classes for Oklahoma
- 8
- students enrolled
Hardesty Hs has class sizes smaller than 98% of Oklahoma schools. Computed live against every Oklahoma school reporting to NCES.
School address
Teachers (FTE)
1.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
8:1
vs 16.1:1 Oklahoma avg
-50% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Hardesty Hs compares with Oklahoma and U.S. medians
What stands out at Hardesty Hs
Small campus with unusually lean teacher staffing
Hardesty 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.
Attendance is the dominant support signal
Hardesty Hs's 37.5% chronic-absence rate is more consequential than a generic staffing label: at least one quarter of students missed 10% or more of school days in the 2021-22 collection. That level can affect instruction, counseling demand, and continuity even when other reported resources look ordinary. The dataset records the scale of absence but not its causes, so it should prompt a current-year question rather than a conclusion about school management.
Hardesty Hs is a small high school in Hardesty, Oklahoma, enrolling 8 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 8:1, Hardesty 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 99% of Oklahoma schools, with 8 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 1,778 scored Oklahoma schools.
Its student body is predominantly Hispanic or Latino (100% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 0/100).
On the academic-pipeline side it reports 1 Advanced Placement course.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 37.5% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
The surrounding Hardesty spends $16,687 per pupil, 32% above the Oklahoma average, a better-resourced district than most.
Its district draws 20.8% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Its district, Hardesty, also runs Hardesty Es (35 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 Hardesty Hs compares
Hardesty 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 | 8 | top 100% | - | - |
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.
8
Bigger than 1% 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
37.5%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$16,687
per pupil, district-wide
- above Oklahoma avg of $12,594
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 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
Hispanic or Latino 100.0%
Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 100.0% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 0.0/100
Simpson diversity index - at 0.0, Hardesty Hs is less mixed than the Oklahoma school average of 59.6.
Programs
AP courses offered 1
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Hardesty, which includes Hardesty Hs.
$16,687
Per student
+32%
vs Oklahoma
Avg $12,594
+1%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 47.1%
State 32.1%
Federal 20.8%
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 Hardesty Hs Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardesty Es | Larger | No free-lunch data | Similar S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Hardesty Hs's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 35
- Students per teacher
- 8.8:1
- Resource Index
- 34/100
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 (~8 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~8:1)
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Frequently asked questions about Hardesty Hs
How many students attend Hardesty Hs?
Hardesty Hs has 8 students enrolled. It is a high school in Hardesty, OK.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hardesty Hs?
The student-teacher ratio at Hardesty 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 Hardesty Hs?
The largest demographic group at Hardesty Hs is Hispanic or Latino at 100.0% of enrollment, in Hardesty, OK.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Hardesty Hs?
Hardesty Hs has a Resource Investment Index of 35/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
What other schools are in Hardesty?
Besides Hardesty Hs, Hardesty also operates Hardesty Es (35 students). See the Hardesty district page for the complete list.
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