High school (grades 9-12) · Tonkawa, OK

Tonkawa Hs

Federal NCES profile for Tonkawa Hs, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 31/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 403012029686
0/100100/10031/100
👥 S:T ratio
48
📚 AP courses
10
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
22
📋 Attendance
7
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Tonkawa Hs earns 31/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 81% of Oklahoma schools.

#2 of 3
public schools in Tonkawa · Resource Index
31
Resource Index · Lower
13:1
small classes for Oklahoma
195
students enrolled

Tonkawa Hs has class sizes smaller than 81% of Oklahoma schools. Computed live against every Oklahoma school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Tonkawa Hs ranks #2 of 3 public schools in Tonkawa, OK.

School address

Enrollment

195

Oklahoma · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

15.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

13:1

vs 16.1:1 Oklahoma avg

-19% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Tonkawa Hs compares with Oklahoma and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median
0:135:113:1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Tonkawa Hs

Tonkawa Hs is a mid-sized high school in Tonkawa, Oklahoma, enrolling 195 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 13:1 puts it in the smaller third of Oklahoma schools by student-teacher ratio.

Enrollment of 195 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 (59%) and American Indian / Alaska Native (25%) (diversity index 59/100).

No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.

Counselor availability sits well past the ASCA benchmark, roughly 390 students sharing each counselor, though short of the most stretched campuses.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 37.4% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

The surrounding Tonkawa spends $9,386 per pupil, 25% below the Oklahoma average, a leaner-resourced district than most.

Its district draws 22.9% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Tonkawa also operates Tonkawa Es (402 students) and Tonkawa Ms (194 students) alongside Tonkawa Hs.

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 Tonkawa Hs compares

Tonkawa 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 13:1 ▼ 19% 16.1:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 195 top 67% - -

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

13:1
Leaner classes than 67% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
195
Bigger than 19% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
13:1
students per teacher - 19% below state mean
Top 19% in Oklahoma - lower ratio than 81% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
37.4%
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
$9,386
per pupil, district-wide - below Oklahoma avg of $12,594
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.5 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
2
in-school suspensions + 11 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 6.7 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

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 58.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 24.6%
Hispanic or Latino 7.7%
Two or More 7.7%
Asian 1.5%

Largest group: White at 58.5% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 58.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 58.5, Tonkawa Hs is about as mixed as the Oklahoma school average of 59.6.

Programs

AP program Not offered
Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Tonkawa, which includes Tonkawa Hs.

$9,386
Per student
-25%
vs Oklahoma
Avg $12,594
-43%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 30.8%
State 46.3%
Federal 22.9%

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 Tonkawa Hs Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Tonkawa Es Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Tonkawa Ms Similar size No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Tonkawa Hs's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Tonkawa · 2 sibling schools

View district profile

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.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Tonkawa Hs's federal record.

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.

Frequently asked questions about Tonkawa Hs

How many students attend Tonkawa Hs?

Tonkawa Hs has 195 students enrolled. It is a high school in Tonkawa, OK.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Tonkawa Hs?

The student-teacher ratio at Tonkawa Hs is 13:1, which is 19% lower than the Oklahoma average of 16.1:1 and 17% 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 Tonkawa Hs?

The largest demographic group at Tonkawa Hs is White at 58.5% of enrollment, in Tonkawa, OK. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 58.5/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Tonkawa Hs?

Tonkawa Hs has a Resource Investment Index of 31/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 5 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Tonkawa Hs rank among public schools in Tonkawa?

By Resource Investment Index, Tonkawa Hs ranks #2 of 3 public schools in Tonkawa, OK. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Tonkawa on the city page.

Is Tonkawa Hs a good school?

Tonkawa Hs earns 31/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 81% 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 Tonkawa?

Besides Tonkawa Hs, Tonkawa also operates Tonkawa Es (402 students) and Tonkawa Ms (194 students). See the Tonkawa district page for the complete list.

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

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