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B−

Tenkiller Public School

Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 5 towns

Serves Caney, Tenkiller, Barber, Dry Creek and Caney Ridge, and parts of Cookson and Welling.

Caney’s Schools page →

Students
157
Schools
1
Spent per student
$18,223
OK $12,210
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
76%
The gist

What stands out about Tenkiller Public School

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 53% of Oklahoma districts
  • Spends 49% more per student than the OK average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 37.2% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 53% of the 522 Oklahoma school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math below the state, 2021–22
B−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
Caney 467Tenkiller 285Barber 280Dry Creek 249Caney Ridge 88

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Caney. Grade by grade →

K–54 elementary schoolsTahlequah Public Schools
6–82 middle schoolsTahlequah Public Schools
9–12Tahlequah HSTahlequah Public Schools

Test scores vs. OK

2021–22
Math proficiency20–24%
State average 24.9% · 132 students tested
Reading / language arts25–29%
State average 27.2% · 133 students tested

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 88% at Tahlequah, which runs the high school (state 81.2%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$18,223 per student · 49% above OK
Spending
Classroom instruction 50%Support & administration 41%Other 10%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 14%State 56%Federal 30%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
250’20
215’21
197’22
166’23
157’24

Down 37.2% since 2020–21.

Students
American Indian/Alaska Native 80%White 16%Asian 2%Hispanic 1%Black <1%

Schools in the district

1 public school. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Oklahoma’s other public schools.

Tenkiller Public School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Welling
C−
157 students11:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Oklahoma.