TONKAWA MS

TONKAWA MS, an intimate junior high in Tonkawa, Oklahoma, overseen by TONKAWA, enrolls 194 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 50% below the state mean of about 388.

TONKAWA comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 791 students; TONKAWA MS is among them.

In terms of who attends, TONKAWA MS reports that the largest single group is White at 55%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest consists of 21% Native American, 12% Hispanic, 11% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 74% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, TONKAWA MS reports 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.8:1. The state averages around 15.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 70% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Kay County indicate median household income runs about $58,423, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. TONKAWA MS is one of 22 public schools in Kay County (combined enrollment of about 7,295 students).

TONKAWA HS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

TONKAWA MS operates from a countryside location.

Trend over the last 7 years. TONKAWA MS's enrollment has grew 32% since 2018, when it stood at 147 (now 194). The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 16.8:1 today.

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