CARNEY HS

As a tiny secondary school in Carney, Oklahoma, CARNEY HS instructs 70 students from grades 9 through 12, run under CARNEY. That puts it 84% smaller than the typical public school in Oklahoma, which averages around 443 students.

Across the 2 schools in CARNEY (212 students total), CARNEY HS accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, CARNEY HS logs that White students make up the majority at 69%; the rest breaks down as 13% multiracial, 13% Native American, 4% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 82% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, CARNEY HS records 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.4:1 average. Around 80% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Lincoln County (around 62%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Lincoln County indicate median household earnings sit near $62,216, about 16% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. In all, Lincoln County runs 25 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,177 students), of which CARNEY HS is one.

Nearest neighbor: CARNEY ES, around 0.1 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Five-year trend. CARNEY HS's enrollment has edged up 8% since 2018, when it stood at 65 (now 70). Over the same period, the White share grew from 63% to 69%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.0:1 in 2018 to 10.3:1 today.

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