TONKAWA HS

As a close-knit secondary school in Tonkawa, Oklahoma, TONKAWA HS teaches 195 students from grades 9 through 12, one of the schools within TONKAWA. Enrollment runs roughly 56% smaller than the state mean of about 443.

Across the 3 schools in TONKAWA (791 students total), TONKAWA HS accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, TONKAWA HS logs that 58% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder reads as 25% Native American, 8% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. By comparison, Kay County as a whole is about 74% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.4:1 average. About 62% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably below Kay County's rate of about 76%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Kay County shows median household earnings sit near $58,423, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Kay County runs 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,295 students), of which TONKAWA HS is one.

Nearest neighbor: TONKAWA MS, around 0.0 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 3%: 202 students in 2018 compared to 195 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 63% to 58% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 18.9:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the TONKAWA HS community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.