Enrollment
58
Oklahoma · 2024-25 NCES data
High school (grades 9-12) · Paoli, OK
Paoli Hs
Federal NCES profile for Paoli Hs, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 66/100.
2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 402343001245
👥 S:T ratio 61
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 73
📋 Attendance 61
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Paoli Hs earns 66/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 95% of Oklahoma schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Oklahoma.
- 66
- Resource Index · Higher
- 9.7:1
- small classes for Oklahoma
- 58
- students enrolled
Paoli Hs has class sizes smaller than 95% of Oklahoma schools. Computed live against every Oklahoma school reporting to NCES.
School address
Teachers (FTE)
6.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
9.7:1
vs 16.1:1 Oklahoma avg
-40% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Paoli Hs compares with Oklahoma and U.S. medians
What stands out at Paoli Hs
Small campus with unusually lean teacher staffing
Paoli 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
Paoli 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.
Paoli Hs is a small high school in Paoli, Oklahoma, enrolling 58 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 9.7:1, Paoli Hs is leaner than roughly 95% of Oklahoma schools and 40% under the state's 16.1:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 95% of Oklahoma schools, with 58 enrolled.
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 led by White (38%) and Two or More (24%) (diversity index 73/100).
No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.
Counselor coverage is strong, about 135 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
15.5% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
The surrounding Paoli spends $15,881 per pupil, 26% above the Oklahoma average, a better-resourced district than most.
Its district draws 22.4% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Discipline events run high: 19 in- and out-of-school suspensions were reported for 58 students in the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.
Its district, Paoli, also runs Paoli Es (95 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 Paoli Hs compares
Paoli 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 | 9.7:1 | ▼ 40% | 16.1:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 58 | top 95% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
9.7:1
Leaner classes than 90% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
58
Bigger than 6% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
9.7:1
students per teacher
- 40% below state mean
Top 5% in Oklahoma - lower ratio than 95% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
15.5%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$15,881
per pupil, district-wide
- above Oklahoma avg of $12,594
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors0.4 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
10
in-school suspensions + 9 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 17.2 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 32.8 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Student demographics
White 37.9%
Two or More 24.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 22.4%
Hispanic or Latino 13.8%
African American 1.7%
Largest group: White at 37.9% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 72.9/100
Simpson diversity index - at 72.9, Paoli Hs is more 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 Paoli, which includes Paoli Hs.
$15,881
Per student
+26%
vs Oklahoma
Avg $12,594
-4%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 31.3%
State 46.3%
Federal 22.4%
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 Paoli Hs Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paoli Es | Larger | No free-lunch data | Lower S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Paoli Hs's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 95
- Students per teacher
- 7.9:1
- Resource Index
- 69/100
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 (~58 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~9.7:1)
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Frequently asked questions about Paoli Hs
How many students attend Paoli Hs?
Paoli Hs has 58 students enrolled. It is a high school in Paoli, OK.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Paoli Hs?
The student-teacher ratio at Paoli Hs is 9.7:1, which is 40% lower than the Oklahoma average of 16.1:1 and 38% 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 Paoli Hs?
The largest demographic group at Paoli Hs is White at 37.9% of enrollment, in Paoli, OK. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 72.9/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Paoli Hs?
Paoli Hs has a Resource Investment Index of 66/100 (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 Paoli?
Besides Paoli Hs, Paoli also operates Paoli Es (95 students). See the Paoli district page for the complete list.
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