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Timberlake Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Helena, Goltry, Jet and Nash.

Helena’s School Grade A better than 87% of Oklahoma school districts

Students
296
Schools
2
Spent per student
$17,614
OK $12,210
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
52%
Debt
$4.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Timberlake Public Schools

  • Its letter, A: results better than 87% of Oklahoma districts
  • Math proficiency 17 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 9 pts above the state
  • Spends 44% more per student than the OK average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 17.9% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $4.2M, about $14,142 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 87% 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 well above the state, 2021–22
A
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
AHelena 1,527Goltry 248Jet 193Nash 183

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Helena. Grade by grade →

PK–8Timberlake EsThis district
9–12Timberlake HSThis district

Test scores vs. OK

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency40–44%
State average 24.9% · 150 students tested
Reading / language arts30–34%
State average 27.2% · 150 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–100%
State average 81.2% · 20 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

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

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
$17,614 per student · 44% above OK
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 38%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 63%State 31%Federal 6%

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

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

Enrollment over time
251’20
270’21
276’22
285’23
296’24

Up 17.9% since 2020–21.

Students
White 82%Two or more races 9%Hispanic 7%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Black <1%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

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

Timberlake Es
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Jet
A−
212 students12:1
Timberlake HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Helena
A
84 students10:1

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.