📍 214 Stokes Drive, Ada, Pontotoc County, 74820
Byng Hs is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Ada, Pontotoc County. The school has 278 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Byng school district. It serves grades 10–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 27.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.1:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 28 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Byng Hs enrolls 278 students across grades 10–12. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 27.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% White, 29% American Indian or Alaska Native and 15% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 126 | 45% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 81 | 29% |
| Two or more races | 43 | 15% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 23 | 8.3% |
| Black or African American | 4 | 1.4% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
131 of the school's 278 students (47%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Byng Hs is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district OK-40, state senate district 13, state house district 25.
Byng Hs is one of 5 schools in BYNG, based in Ada, Oklahoma. The district serves 1,753 students district-wide and employs 126 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 278 students, Byng Hs is smaller than the district average of about 351 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant