TENKILLER PUBLIC SCHOOL

TENKILLER PUBLIC SCHOOL is an elementary school of low-enrollment scale in Welling, Oklahoma, one of the schools within TENKILLER, enrolling 157 students in grades pre-K through 8. That puts it 57% leaner than the typical public school in Oklahoma, which averages around 366 students.

TENKILLER PUBLIC SCHOOL sits inside TENKILLER, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

Looking at the student body, TENKILLER PUBLIC SCHOOL lists that 80% of students identify as Native American, making the school strongly Native American-majority. The remainder reads as 16% White.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, TENKILLER PUBLIC SCHOOL has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.6:1, putting TENKILLER PUBLIC SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 76% of students at TENKILLER PUBLIC SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Cherokee County put median household income runs about $53,218, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. TENKILLER PUBLIC SCHOOL is one of 21 public schools in Cherokee County (combined enrollment of about 7,401 students).

ROCKY MOUNTAIN PUBLIC SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 5.0 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 7 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 48%: 301 students in 2018 compared to 157 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 22% to 16% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 today.

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