Tenkiller Public School

Public Regional · 5 towns Grades PK–8 C-School Grade

Elementary and middle schools for Caney, Tenkiller, Barber, Dry Creek and Caney Ridge, and parts of Cookson and Welling.

At a glance

157Students enrolled

1School

5Towns served

$18,223Spent per student

11:1Student–teacher ratio

76%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

TenkillerBarberCaney Ridge

Grades PK–8

TENKILLER PUBLIC SCHOOL157 students · WellingThis district

Grades 9–12

TAHLEQUAH HS1,358 students · TahlequahTahlequah Public Schools

Grades PK–8

TENKILLER PUBLIC SCHOOL157 students · WellingThis district

Grades PK–8

TENKILLER PUBLIC SCHOOL157 students · WellingThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs OK

Math proficiency12%

State average 22.1%

Graduation rate 89% at Tahlequah Public Schools, which runs the high school (state 80.6%) · class of 2020

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$18,223

per student each year · 49% above the OK average

Spending

Classroom instruction50%

Support & administration41%

Other10%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)14%

State56%

Federal30%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

250’20

215’21

197’22

166’23

157’24

Students

American Indian/Alaska Native · 80%126

White · 16%25

Asian · 2%3

Hispanic · 1%2

Black · 1%1

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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Caney467 people

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Tenkiller285 people

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Barber280 people

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Dry Creek249 people

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Caney Ridge88 people

Also covers small parts of Cookson and Welling.

Schools1 in district · 1 next

This district · grades PK–8

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TENKILLER PUBLIC SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–8 · 157 students · Welling

C-Public

Where students go next · Tahlequah Public Schools

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TAHLEQUAH HSHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,358 students · Tahlequah

B+Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.