Enrollment
445
Oklahoma · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Enid, OK
Federal NCES profile for Prairie View Es, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 41/100.
The verdict
Prairie View Es earns 41/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 89% of Oklahoma schools.
Prairie View Es has class sizes larger than 89% of Oklahoma schools. Computed live against every Oklahoma school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, Prairie View Es ranks #6 of 13 schools in Enid, OK.
Enrollment
445
Oklahoma · 2024-25 NCES data
Teachers (FTE)
22.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
20.2:1
vs 16.1:1 Oklahoma avg
+25% vs state
How Prairie View Es compares with Oklahoma and U.S. medians
Larger classes than state median
20.2:1 - 4.1 above the Oklahoma state median of 16.1:1, indicating larger average class loads than typical schools in the state.
Prairie View Es is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Enid, Oklahoma, enrolling 445 students.
Class loads run heavy: 20.2:1 is larger than about 89% of Oklahoma schools and 25% above the 16.1:1 state mean, so each teacher carries more students than is typical.
Enrollment of 445 puts it in the larger third of Oklahoma schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 1,778 scored Oklahoma schools.
Its student body is led by White (55%) and Hispanic or Latino (22%) (diversity index 62/100).
Counselor access is stretched at roughly 890 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.
Attendance holds up well here: only 9.4% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.
The surrounding Enid spends $9,731 per pupil, 23% below the Oklahoma average, a leaner-resourced district than most.
Its district draws 19.2% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Among Enid's public schools, it stands alongside Garfield Es (571 students): Prairie View Es is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs heavier classes (20.2:1 vs 16.3:1).
Enid also operates Enid Hs (2,157 students) and Dewitt Waller Ms (735 students) alongside Prairie View 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
Prairie View 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 | 20.2:1 | ▲ 25% | 16.1:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 445 | top 28% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
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.
Largest group: White at 55.3% of enrollment.
Simpson diversity index - at 62.2, Prairie View Es is more mixed than the Oklahoma school average of 59.6.
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Enid, which includes Prairie View Es.
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.
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enid Hs | Larger | No free-lunch data | Similar S:T ratio |
| Dewitt Waller Ms | Larger | No free-lunch data | Similar S:T ratio |
| Garfield Es | Larger | No free-lunch data | Lower S:T ratio |
| Longfellow Ms | Similar size | No free-lunch data | Lower S:T ratio |
| Coolidge Es | Similar size | No free-lunch data | Similar S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Prairie View Es's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
6 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.
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
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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.
Prairie View Es has 445 students enrolled. It is a public school in Enid, OK.
The student-teacher ratio at Prairie View Es is 20.2:1, which is 25% higher than the Oklahoma average of 16.1:1 and 29% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.
The largest demographic group at Prairie View Es is White at 55.3% of enrollment, in Enid, OK. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 62.2/100.
Prairie View Es has a Resource Investment Index of 41/100 (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).
By Resource Investment Index, Prairie View Es ranks #6 of 13 schools in Enid, OK. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Enid on the city page.
Prairie View Es earns 41/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 89% of 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.
Besides Prairie View Es, Enid also operates Enid Hs (2,157 students), Dewitt Waller Ms (735 students), and Garfield Es (571 students). See the Enid district page for the complete list.
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