Other / mixed grade configuration · Welling, OK

Tenkiller Public School

Federal NCES profile for Tenkiller Public School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 37/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 402967001559
0/100100/10037/100
👥 S:T ratio
58
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
10
📋 Attendance
8
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Tenkiller Public School earns 37/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 93% of Oklahoma schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Oklahoma schools.

37
Resource Index · Typical
10.5:1
small classes for Oklahoma
157
students enrolled

Tenkiller Public School has class sizes smaller than 93% of Oklahoma schools. Computed live against every Oklahoma school reporting to NCES.

School address

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-31 students YoY

Tenkiller Public School shrank from 197 students in 2022-23 to 166 in 2023-24 (-15.7%).

Teacher FTE lost 15.7 → 14.1 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Shrinking CCD campus

-31 students YoY 402967001559 · Welling, OK Other · SMALL · TRAD

157 enr · 10.5:1 · RII 37

Nearest enrollment peer: Ivalee Elementary School (200 students)

Tenkiller Public School shrank from 197 students in 2022-23 to 166 in 2023-24 (-15.7%). Teacher FTE lost 15.7 → 14.1 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Oklahoma schools → · Find another →

How Tenkiller Public School compares

Tenkiller Public School is a shrinking campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs Oklahoma and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Oklahoma Oklahoma avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 10.5:1 ▼ 35% 16.1:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 157 top 74% - -

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

10.5:1
Leaner classes than 86% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
157
Bigger than 15% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
10.5:1
students per teacher - 35% below state mean
Top 7% in Oklahoma - lower ratio than 93% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
36.9%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$15,391
per pupil, district-wide - above Oklahoma avg of $13,168
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.3 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

American Indian / Alaska Native 80.3%
White 15.9%
Asian 1.9%
Hispanic or Latino 1.3%
African American 0.6%

Largest group: American Indian / Alaska Native at 80.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 32.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 32.9, Tenkiller Public School is less mixed than the Oklahoma school average of 59.6.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Tenkiller reports $15,391 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Tenkiller Public School

How many students attend Tenkiller Public School?

Tenkiller Public School has 157 students enrolled. It is a public school in Welling, OK. CCD year-over-year: 197 (2022-23) → 166 (2023-24), down 31.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Tenkiller Public School?

The student-teacher ratio at Tenkiller Public School is 10.5:1, which is 35% lower than the Oklahoma average of 16.1:1 and 33% 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 Tenkiller Public School?

The largest demographic group at Tenkiller Public School is American Indian / Alaska Native at 80.3% of enrollment, in Welling, OK.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Tenkiller Public School?

Tenkiller Public School has a Resource Investment Index of 37/100 (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 Tenkiller?

None reported; Tenkiller operates only Tenkiller Public School as a public school district in NCES's records.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 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.