MCLAIN HS FOR SCIENCE AND TECH

As an expansive 9-12 campus in Tulsa, Oklahoma, MCLAIN HS FOR SCIENCE AND TECH teaches 731 students from grades 9 through 12, part of TULSA. Enrollment runs roughly 65% above the state mean of about 443.

Within TULSA, which oversees 69 schools and 33,617 students, MCLAIN HS FOR SCIENCE AND TECH is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, MCLAIN HS FOR SCIENCE AND TECH shows that the largest single group is Black at 42%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 32% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 7% White, 5% Pacific Islander. By comparison, Tulsa County as a whole is about 10% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.9:1. The state averages around 15.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 87% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Tulsa County's rate of about 62%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Tulsa County shows median household earnings sit near $69,009, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Tulsa County's 180 public schools (combined enrollment of about 113,616 students), MCLAIN HS FOR SCIENCE AND TECH is one campus in the mix.

MONROE DEMONSTRATION MS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Trend over the last 7 years. MCLAIN HS FOR SCIENCE AND TECH's enrollment has increased 14% since 2018, when it stood at 639 (now 731). Over the same period, the Black share fell from 49% to 42%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 21.6:1 in 2018 to 17.9:1 today.

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