TIMBERLAKE HS

Set in Helena, Oklahoma, TIMBERLAKE HS is a tiny secondary school, overseen by TIMBERLAKE. It instructs 84 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts it 81% leaner than the typical public school in Oklahoma, which averages around 443 students.

TIMBERLAKE comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 296 students; TIMBERLAKE HS is among them.

Demographically, TIMBERLAKE HS lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (85%). The remainder reads as 7% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Alfalfa County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, TIMBERLAKE HS has 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.5:1. The state averages around 15.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 49% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Alfalfa County indicate median household income runs about $64,615, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Alfalfa County's 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 841 students), TIMBERLAKE HS is one campus in the mix.

TIMBERLAKE ES is the nearest neighboring public school, about 9.7 miles from this campus.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. TIMBERLAKE HS's enrollment has climbed 27% since 2018, when it stood at 66 (now 84). The White share of enrollment increased from 76% to 85% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 6.6:1 in 2018 to 9.5:1 today.

On the community side, members of the TIMBERLAKE HS community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.