Other / mixed grade configuration · Stillwater, OK

Highland Park Es

Federal NCES profile for Highland Park Es, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 36/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 402868029734
0/100100/10036/100
👥 S:T ratio
39
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
0
📋 Attendance
33
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Highland Park Es earns 36/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Oklahoma median.

#6 of 7
schools in Stillwater · Resource Index
36
Resource Index · Typical
15.3:1
students per teacher
505
students enrolled

Highland Park Es has class sizes near the Oklahoma median. Computed live against every Oklahoma school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Highland Park Es ranks #6 of 7 schools in Stillwater, OK.

School address

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-18 students YoY

Highland Park Es held near 543 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-18 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 33.3 → 34.8 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

-18 students YoY 402868029734 · Stillwater, OK Other · MID · TRAD

505 enr · 15.3:1 · RII 36

Nearest enrollment peer: Stillwater Hs (1,341 students)

Highland Park Es held near 543 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-18 headcount). Teacher FTE added 33.3 → 34.8 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Oklahoma schools → · Find another →

Highland Park Es in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Highland Park Es reports 505 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Highland Park Es compares

Highland Park Es held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Oklahoma and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Oklahoma Oklahoma avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 15.3:1 ▼ 5% 16.1:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 505 top 22% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

15.3:1
Leaner classes than 44% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
505
Bigger than 62% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
15.3:1
students per teacher - 5% below state mean
Top 46% in Oklahoma - lower ratio than 54% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
26.7%
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
$11,065
per pupil, district-wide - below Oklahoma avg of $13,168
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 505 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 4 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.8 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 1 expulsion.

Student demographics

White 53.3%
Hispanic or Latino 16.6%
Two or More 16.4%
African American 7.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native 4.4%
Asian 1.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.2%

Largest group: White at 53.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 65.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 65.3, Highland Park Es is more mixed than the Oklahoma school average of 59.6.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Stillwater reports $11,065 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Highland Park Es Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Stillwater Hs Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Stillwater Ms Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Stillwater Jhs Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Westwood Es Similar size No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Will Rogers Es Similar size No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Highland Park Es's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Stillwater · 5 sibling schools

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Similar other schools in Stillwater

6 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.

Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Highland Park Es

How many students attend Highland Park Es?

Highland Park Es has 505 students enrolled. It is a public school in Stillwater, OK. CCD year-over-year: 561 (2022-23) → 543 (2023-24), nearly flat (-18).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Highland Park Es?

The student-teacher ratio at Highland Park Es is 15.3:1, which is 5% lower than the Oklahoma average of 16.1:1 and 3% 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 Highland Park Es?

The largest demographic group at Highland Park Es is White at 53.3% of enrollment, in Stillwater, OK. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 65.3/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Highland Park Es?

Highland Park Es has a Resource Investment Index of 36/100 (typical 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).

How does Highland Park Es rank among schools in Stillwater?

By Resource Investment Index, Highland Park Es ranks #6 of 7 schools in Stillwater, OK. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Stillwater on the city page.

What other schools are in Stillwater?

Besides Highland Park Es, Stillwater also operates Stillwater Hs (1,341 students), Stillwater Ms (932 students), and Stillwater Jhs (910 students). See the Stillwater district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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