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Tenkiller School District

157 students · 1 schools · 10.8:1 ratio · grades PreK–8 · #465 of 542 in Oklahoma

Students
157
Schools
1
Teachers (FTE)
15
Student–Teacher
10.8:1
County
Cherokee
Grades
PreK–8
OverviewEnrollmentDemographicsStaffingFundingPerformanceAccreditationCompareFull data
Overview

About Tenkiller School District

Tenkiller School District is a public school system serving Cherokee County, Oklahoma, based in Welling. It serves 157 students across 1 schools spanning PreK–8, and is classified as a rural: distant district. By enrollment it is the #465 largest of Oklahoma’s 542 school systems.

Phone9184575996
Address26106 East 863 Road, Welling, OK 74471
CountyCherokee County
Enrollment & schools

Size and structure

Tenkiller School District enrolls 157 students in 1 schools — an average of about 157 students per school. It serves grades PreK–8 and ranks #465 of 542 statewide by enrollment.

Students
157
#465 of 542 in Oklahoma
Schools
1
~157 students each
Grade span
PreK–8
Rural: Distant
Students & demographics

Who the district serves

Student race and ethnicity in Tenkiller School District, from the NCES Common Core of Data (157 students reported):

White
16%
Black
1%
Hispanic
1%
Asian
2%
Two or more
0%
Amer. Indian
80%
Pacific Isl.
0%

For economically-disadvantaged, English-learner, and special-education shares, plus school-by-school detail, see the federal sources in the full-data section.

Staffing & support

Teachers & staff

Tenkiller School District employs about 15 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 10.8:1 — below the Oklahoma average of about 16.2:1, meaning comparatively smaller classes. Total district staff is roughly 38.

Student–teacher ratio
10.8:1
state avg ~16.2:1
Teachers (FTE)
15
classroom teachers
Total staff
38
all district employees

Counselor and librarian/media counts are not published at the district level in the current NCES release; see the federal full-data links for staffing detail.

Funding

How Oklahoma funds schools

Oklahoma distributes state aid through the State Aid Funding Formula, built on Weighted Average Daily Membership: raw enrollment is adjusted by grade-level weights and by pupil-category weights for special education, gifted, bilingual and economically disadvantaged students, plus small-school and isolation factors. The result is then reduced by chargeable local revenue (property tax, the county 4-mill levy, motor-vehicle and gross-production collections), so state dollars flow inversely to local wealth.

District-level per-pupil spending and the local/state/federal revenue split for Tenkiller School District are published in the federal school-finance files — see the full-data links below for the current figures.

Accountability

Report card & state results

Oklahoma assigns A–F report-card grades on each indicator and overall, published on the Oklahoma School Report Cards, covering achievement, growth, graduation, English-learner progress and chronic absenteeism. Look up Tenkiller School District on oklaschools.com.

Accreditation

Accreditation status

Oklahoma accredits public districts itself through the State Board of Education under the Standards for Accreditation of Oklahoma Schools (OAC 210:35); any Cognia accreditation a district also holds is voluntary and separate. See the Oklahoma State Department of Education.

How it compares

Tenkiller School District vs. Oklahoma

Enrollment rank
#465
of 542 districts
Ratio
10.8:1
state avg ~16.2:1
Locale
Rural: Distant
Cherokee County

See every Oklahoma district side by side in the Oklahoma directory.

Go deeper

Look up Tenkiller School District’s full data

These official sources carry the district-level detail — finances, discipline, equity, test scores, boundaries. Direct links for this district (via its NCES ID):

Data & sources

About this data

Enrollment, demographics, staffing, locale and contact details reflect the NCES Common Core of Data (2024–25); funding context from the Oklahoma Legislature (the State Aid Funding Formula) and NEA Rankings & Estimates 2026. Figures are the latest available and may lag the current school year. This page is informational, not an official district record, and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tenkiller School District. NCES District ID (LEAID): 4029670. Confirm current details with the district and the Oklahoma State Department of Education.