Enrollment
99
Oklahoma · 2024-25 NCES data
High school (grades 9-12) · Sterling, OK
Sterling Hs
Federal NCES profile for Sterling Hs, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 46/100.
2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 402859001499
👥 S:T ratio 50
📚 AP courses 5
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 54
📋 Attendance 52
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Sterling Hs earns 46/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 85% of Oklahoma schools.
- 46
- Resource Index · Typical
- 12.4:1
- small classes for Oklahoma
- 99
- students enrolled
Sterling Hs has class sizes smaller than 85% of Oklahoma schools. Computed live against every Oklahoma school reporting to NCES.
School address
Teachers (FTE)
8.0
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 Sterling Hs compares with Oklahoma and U.S. medians
What stands out at Sterling Hs
Sterling Hs is a small high school in Sterling, Oklahoma, enrolling 99 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 12.4:1, Sterling Hs 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.
Enrollment of 99 puts it in the smaller third of Oklahoma schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 1,778 scored Oklahoma schools.
Its student body is led by White (79%) and Hispanic or Latino (8%) (diversity index 37/100).
On the academic-pipeline side it reports 1 Advanced Placement course.
Counselor coverage is strong, about 230 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 19.2% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.
Discipline events run high: 28 in- and out-of-school suspensions were reported for 99 students in the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.
The federal civil-rights collection also records 4 expulsions at this campus for 2021-22.
Its district, Sterling, also runs Sterling Es (213 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 Sterling Hs compares
Sterling 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 | 12.4:1 | ▼ 23% | 16.1:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 99 | top 85% | - | - |
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.
99
Bigger than 10% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
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
19.2%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$14,694
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
Counselors0.4 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
23
in-school suspensions + 5 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 23.2 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 28.3 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 4 expulsions.
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 78.8%
Hispanic or Latino 8.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 6.1%
Two or More 6.1%
Asian 1.0%
Largest group: White at 78.8% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 36.5/100
Simpson diversity index - at 36.5, Sterling Hs is less mixed than the Oklahoma school average of 59.6.
Programs
AP courses offered 1
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Sterling, which includes Sterling Hs.
$14,694
Per student
+17%
vs Oklahoma
Avg $12,594
-11%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 40.3%
State 47.1%
Federal 12.6%
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 Sterling Hs Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling Es | Larger | No free-lunch data | Similar S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Sterling Hs's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 213
- Students per teacher
- 13.3:1
- Resource Index
- 46/100
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 (~99 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~12.4:1)
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Frequently asked questions about Sterling Hs
How many students attend Sterling Hs?
Sterling Hs has 99 students enrolled. It is a high school in Sterling, OK.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sterling Hs?
The student-teacher ratio at Sterling Hs 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 Sterling Hs?
The largest demographic group at Sterling Hs is White at 78.8% of enrollment, in Sterling, OK.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Sterling Hs?
Sterling Hs has a Resource Investment Index of 46/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 5 factors: student-teacher ratio, AP course offerings, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Sterling Hs a good school?
Sterling Hs earns 46/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 85% 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.
What other schools are in Sterling?
Besides Sterling Hs, Sterling also operates Sterling Es (213 students). See the Sterling district page for the complete list.
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