Elementary school (grades K-5) · Pond Creek, OK

Pond Creek-Hunter Ms

Federal NCES profile for Pond Creek-Hunter Ms, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 48/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 402472002764
0/100100/10048/100
👥 S:T ratio
37
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
0
📋 Attendance
87
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Pond Creek-Hunter Ms earns 48/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Oklahoma median.

#2 of 3
public schools in Pond Creek · Resource Index
48
Resource Index · Typical
15.7:1
students per teacher
94
students enrolled

Pond Creek-Hunter Ms has class sizes near the Oklahoma median. Computed live against every Oklahoma school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Pond Creek-Hunter Ms ranks #2 of 3 public schools in Pond Creek, OK.

School address

Enrollment

94

Oklahoma · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

6.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

15.7:1

vs 16.1:1 Oklahoma avg

-2% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Pond Creek-Hunter Ms compares with Oklahoma and U.S. medians

At or below state median
0:135:115.7:1

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

What stands out at Pond Creek-Hunter Ms

Pond Creek-Hunter Ms is a small elementary school in Pond Creek, Oklahoma, enrolling 94 students.

At 15.7:1, its student-teacher ratio sits close to the Oklahoma median, within a few percentage points of the 16.1:1 state norm, neither notably crowded nor notably small.

Enrollment of 94 puts it in the smaller third of Oklahoma schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 1,778 scored Oklahoma schools.

Counselor access is stretched at roughly 671 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.

Attendance holds up well here: only 5.3% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.

The surrounding Pond Creek-Hunter spends $16,582 per pupil, 32% above the Oklahoma average, a better-resourced district than most.

Pond Creek-Hunter also operates Pond Creek-Hunter Es (200 students) and Pond Creek-Hunter Hs (109 students) alongside Pond Creek-Hunter Ms.

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 Pond Creek-Hunter Ms compares

Pond Creek-Hunter Ms on the metrics families compare, against Oklahoma and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Oklahoma Oklahoma avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 15.7:1 ▼ 2% 16.1:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 94 top 87% - -

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

15.7:1
Leaner classes than 41% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
94
Bigger than 9% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
15.7:1
students per teacher - 2% below state mean
Top 51% in Oklahoma - lower ratio than 49% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
5.3%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 5-10% range, close to the pre-pandemic national baseline.
Funding equity
$16,582
per pupil, district-wide - above Oklahoma avg of $12,594
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors0.1 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
8
in-school suspensions + 8 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 8.5 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 17.0 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.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Pond Creek-Hunter, which includes Pond Creek-Hunter Ms.

$16,582
Per student
+32%
vs Oklahoma
Avg $12,594
0%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 63.4%
State 25.6%
Federal 11.0%

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 Pond Creek-Hunter Ms Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Pond Creek-Hunter Es Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Pond Creek-Hunter Hs Similar size No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Pond Creek-Hunter Ms's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Pond Creek-Hunter · 2 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar elementary 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 Pond Creek-Hunter Ms'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 Pond Creek-Hunter Ms

How many students attend Pond Creek-Hunter Ms?

Pond Creek-Hunter Ms has 94 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Pond Creek, OK.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Pond Creek-Hunter Ms?

The student-teacher ratio at Pond Creek-Hunter Ms is 15.7:1, which is 2% lower than the Oklahoma average of 16.1:1 and 0% higher than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Pond Creek-Hunter Ms?

Pond Creek-Hunter Ms has a Resource Investment Index of 48/100 (typical 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 Pond Creek-Hunter Ms rank among public schools in Pond Creek?

By Resource Investment Index, Pond Creek-Hunter Ms ranks #2 of 3 public schools in Pond Creek, 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 Pond Creek on the city page.

Is Pond Creek-Hunter Ms a good school?

Pond Creek-Hunter Ms earns 48/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Oklahoma median. 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 Pond Creek-Hunter?

Besides Pond Creek-Hunter Ms, Pond Creek-Hunter also operates Pond Creek-Hunter Es (200 students) and Pond Creek-Hunter Hs (109 students). See the Pond Creek-Hunter 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.

All federal data sources used on this page

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

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