Enrollment
30
Oklahoma · 2024-25 NCES data
High school (grades 9-12) · Sweetwater, OK
Sweetwater Hs
Federal NCES profile for Sweetwater Hs, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 71/100.
2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 402931001539
👥 S:T ratio 80
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 60
📋 Attendance 75
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Sweetwater Hs earns 71/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 99% of Oklahoma schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Oklahoma.
- 71
- Resource Index · Higher
- 5:1
- small classes for Oklahoma
- 30
- students enrolled
Sweetwater Hs 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 402931001539 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
6.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
5:1
vs 16.1:1 Oklahoma avg
-69% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Sweetwater Hs compares with Oklahoma and U.S. medians
What stands out at Sweetwater Hs
Small campus with unusually lean teacher staffing
Sweetwater 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
Sweetwater 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.
Sweetwater Hs is a small high school in Sweetwater, Oklahoma, enrolling 30 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 5:1, Sweetwater Hs is leaner than roughly 99% of Oklahoma schools and 69% under the state's 16.1:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 99% of Oklahoma schools, with 30 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 97% 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 (63%) and Two or More (33%) (diversity index 49/100).
On the academic-pipeline side it reports 1 Advanced Placement course.
Counselor coverage is strong, about 200 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
10.0% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
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 Es (85 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 Hs compares
Sweetwater 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 | 5:1 | ▼ 69% | 16.1:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 30 | top 99% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
5:1
Leaner classes than 98% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
30
Bigger than 4% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
5:1
students per teacher
- 69% below state mean
Top 1% in Oklahoma - lower ratio than 100% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
10.0%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
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
2
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 6.7 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 10.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Student demographics
White 63.3%
Two or More 33.3%
Hispanic or Latino 3.3%
Largest group: White at 63.3% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 48.7/100
Simpson diversity index - at 48.7, Sweetwater 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 Sweetwater, which includes Sweetwater Hs.
$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 Hs Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweetwater Es | Larger | No free-lunch data | Higher S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Sweetwater Hs's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 85
- Students per teacher
- 7.1:1
- Resource Index
- 39/100
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 (~30 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~5:1)
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Frequently asked questions about Sweetwater Hs
How many students attend Sweetwater Hs?
Sweetwater Hs has 30 students enrolled. It is a high school in Sweetwater, OK.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sweetwater Hs?
The student-teacher ratio at Sweetwater Hs is 5:1, which is 69% lower than the Oklahoma average of 16.1:1 and 68% 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 Hs?
The largest demographic group at Sweetwater Hs is White at 63.3% of enrollment, in Sweetwater, OK.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Sweetwater Hs?
Sweetwater Hs has a Resource Investment Index of 71/100 (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 Sweetwater?
Besides Sweetwater Hs, Sweetwater also operates Sweetwater Es (85 students). See the Sweetwater district page for the complete list.
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