Other / mixed grade configuration · Okarche, OK

Okarche Es

Federal NCES profile for Okarche Es, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 66/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 402259001104
0/100100/10066/100
👥 S:T ratio
50
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
59
📋 Attendance
83
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Okarche Es earns 66/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 85% of Oklahoma schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Oklahoma schools.

#1 of 3
public schools in Okarche · Resource Index
66
Resource Index · Higher
12.4:1
small classes for Oklahoma
235
students enrolled

Okarche Es has class sizes smaller than 85% of Oklahoma schools. Computed live against every Oklahoma school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Okarche Es ranks #1 of 3 public schools in Okarche, OK.

School address

Enrollment

235

Oklahoma · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

19.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

12.4:1

vs 16.1:1 Oklahoma avg

-23% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Okarche Es compares with Oklahoma and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median
0:135:112.4:1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Okarche Es

Okarche Es is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Okarche, Oklahoma, enrolling 235 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 12.4:1, Okarche Es is leaner than roughly 85% of Oklahoma schools and 23% under the state's 16.1:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

With 235 students, its enrollment sits close to the Oklahoma median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index outscores 94% of the 1,778 Oklahoma schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.

Its student body is predominantly White (86% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 25/100).

Counselor coverage is strong, about 206 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Attendance holds up well here: only 6.8% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.

Among Okarche's public schools, it stands alongside Okarche Jhs (112 students): Okarche Es is larger than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (12.4:1 vs 14:1).

Okarche also operates Okarche Jhs (112 students) and Okarche Hs (103 students) alongside Okarche 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

How Okarche Es compares

Okarche 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 12.4:1 ▼ 23% 16.1:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 235 top 60% - -

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

12.4:1
Leaner classes than 72% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
235
Bigger than 23% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
12.4:1
students per teacher - 23% below state mean
Top 15% in Oklahoma - lower ratio than 85% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
6.8%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 5-10% range, close to the pre-pandemic national baseline.
Funding equity
$14,752
per pupil, district-wide - above Oklahoma avg of $12,594
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.1 FTE
Per 206 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
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.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

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.

Student demographics

White 86.0%
Hispanic or Latino 6.8%
Two or More 6.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.9%

Largest group: White at 86.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 25.2/100

Simpson diversity index - at 25.2, Okarche Es is less mixed than the Oklahoma school average of 59.6.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Okarche, which includes Okarche Es.

$14,752
Per student
+17%
vs Oklahoma
Avg $12,594
-11%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 74.0%
State 23.6%
Federal 2.3%

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 Okarche Es Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Okarche Jhs Smaller No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Okarche Hs Smaller No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Okarche · 2 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools in Okarche

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

Similar other 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.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Okarche Es's federal record.

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.

Frequently asked questions about Okarche Es

How many students attend Okarche Es?

Okarche Es has 235 students enrolled. It is a public school in Okarche, OK.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Okarche Es?

The student-teacher ratio at Okarche Es is 12.4:1, which is 23% lower than the Oklahoma average of 16.1:1 and 21% 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 Okarche Es?

The largest demographic group at Okarche Es is White at 86.0% of enrollment, in Okarche, OK.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Okarche Es?

Okarche Es has a Resource Investment Index of 66/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Okarche Es rank among public schools in Okarche?

By Resource Investment Index, Okarche Es ranks #1 of 3 public schools in Okarche, 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 Okarche on the city page.

Is Okarche Es a good school?

Okarche Es earns 66/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 85% 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.

What other schools are in Okarche?

Besides Okarche Es, Okarche also operates Okarche Jhs (112 students) and Okarche Hs (103 students). See the Okarche 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 2021-22) · 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.

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

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