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PERKINS-TRYON HS
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About PERKINS-TRYON HS
As a moderately sized senior high in PERKINS, Oklahoma, PERKINS-TRYON HS enrolls 454 students from grades 9 through 12, operated by PERKINS-TRYON.
PERKINS-TRYON runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,591 students. PERKINS-TRYON HS is one of those campuses.
On the student-mix side, PERKINS-TRYON HS logs that White students make up the majority at 64%. The remainder reads as 13% Native American, 11% multiracial, 10% Hispanic. By comparison, Payne County as a whole is about 75% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.
In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.1:1. The state averages around 15.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 50% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
In the broader community, Payne County reports that median household income runs about $49,809, about 40% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Across Payne County's 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,609 students), PERKINS-TRYON HS is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: PERKINS-TRYON ES, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools.
PERKINS-TRYON HS operates from an outlying location.
Looking at the recent track record. PERKINS-TRYON HS's enrollment has ticked up 12% since 2018, when it stood at 406 (now 454). The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 3% to 10% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 18.1:1 today.
Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for PERKINS-TRYON HS typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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Related schools
- PERKINS-TRYON ESElementary · 441 students
- PERKINS-TRYON INTERMEDIATE ESElementary · 366 students
- PERKINS-TRYON MSMiddle · 330 students
- PERKINS-TRYON ESElementary · 441 students
- PERKINS-TRYON INTERMEDIATE ESElementary · 366 students
- PERKINS-TRYON MSMiddle · 330 students
- PERKINS-TRYON ES0.6 mi · 441
- PERKINS-TRYON INTERMEDIATE ES0.7 mi · 366
- PERKINS-TRYON MS1.1 mi · 330
- RIPLEY HS7.0 mi · 143
- RIPLEY ES7.1 mi · 317
- SANGRE RIDGE ES8.8 mi · 497