Enrollment
85
Oklahoma · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Sweetwater, OK
Sweetwater Es
Federal NCES profile for Sweetwater Es, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 39/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 402931001538
👥 S:T ratio 72
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 0
📋 Attendance 53
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Sweetwater Es earns 39/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 99% of Oklahoma schools.
- 39
- Resource Index · Typical
- 7.1:1
- small classes for Oklahoma
- 85
- students enrolled
Sweetwater Es has class sizes smaller than 99% of Oklahoma schools. Computed live against every Oklahoma school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Sweetwater · Oklahoma
NCES ID 402931001538 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
12.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
7.1:1
vs 16.1:1 Oklahoma avg
-56% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Sweetwater Es compares with Oklahoma and U.S. medians
What stands out at Sweetwater Es
Small campus with unusually lean teacher staffing
Sweetwater Es 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.
Counselor caseload is the clearest capacity constraint
Sweetwater Es reports roughly 567 students for each counselor, well beyond the ASCA-recommended 250:1 benchmark. Unlike total teacher staffing, that measure speaks specifically to academic planning, crisis response, and student guidance; a middle-range Resource Investment Index can conceal the bottleneck. The ratio is calculated from federal full-time-equivalent staffing and does not show how the district shares counselors across buildings or schedules their time.
Sweetwater Es is a small combined-grade school in Sweetwater, Oklahoma, enrolling 85 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 7.1:1, Sweetwater Es is leaner than roughly 99% of Oklahoma schools and 56% under the state's 16.1:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Enrollment of 85 puts it in the smaller 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 (69%) and Two or More (20%) (diversity index 47/100).
Counselor access is stretched at roughly 567 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.
Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 18.8% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.
The surrounding Sweetwater spends $30,818 per pupil, 145% above the Oklahoma average, a better-resourced district than most.
Its district, Sweetwater, also runs Sweetwater Hs (30 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 Sweetwater Es compares
Sweetwater 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 | 7.1:1 | ▼ 56% | 16.1:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 85 | top 89% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
7.1:1
Leaner classes than 96% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
85
Bigger than 9% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
7.1:1
students per teacher
- 56% below state mean
Top 1% in Oklahoma - lower ratio than 99% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
18.8%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$30,818
per pupil, district-wide
- above Oklahoma avg of $12,594
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.2 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
5
in-school suspensions + 2 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 5.9 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 8.2 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Student demographics
White 69.4%
Two or More 20.0%
Hispanic or Latino 10.6%
Largest group: White at 69.4% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 46.7/100
Simpson diversity index - at 46.7, Sweetwater Es is less mixed than the Oklahoma school average of 59.6.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Sweetwater, which includes Sweetwater Es.
$30,818
Per student
+145%
vs Oklahoma
Avg $12,594
+86%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 63.9%
State 25.9%
Federal 10.2%
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 Sweetwater Es Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweetwater Hs | Smaller | No free-lunch data | Lower S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Sweetwater Es's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 30
- Students per teacher
- 5:1
- Resource Index
- 71/100
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.
Similar enrollment (~85 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~7.1:1)
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Frequently asked questions about Sweetwater Es
How many students attend Sweetwater Es?
Sweetwater Es has 85 students enrolled. It is a public school in Sweetwater, OK.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sweetwater Es?
The student-teacher ratio at Sweetwater Es is 7.1:1, which is 56% lower than the Oklahoma average of 16.1:1 and 55% 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 Sweetwater Es?
The largest demographic group at Sweetwater Es is White at 69.4% of enrollment, in Sweetwater, OK.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Sweetwater Es?
Sweetwater Es has a Resource Investment Index of 39/100 (typical 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 Sweetwater?
Besides Sweetwater Es, Sweetwater also operates Sweetwater Hs (30 students). See the Sweetwater district page for the complete list.
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