CENTRAL HS

CENTRAL HS is one of the micro-enrollment four-year high schools in Sallisaw, Oklahoma, run under CENTRAL, with 166 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Oklahoma's public schools average about 443 students each, so CENTRAL HS sits 63% leaner than that benchmark.

CENTRAL runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 495 students. CENTRAL HS is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, CENTRAL HS lists that the largest single group is White at 34%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 33% Native American, 24% multiracial, 8% Hispanic. By comparison, Sequoyah County as a whole is about 62% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, CENTRAL HS has 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.3:1. The state averages around 15.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 67% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the broader community, census data for Sequoyah County shows median household income runs about $51,093, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. Across Sequoyah County's 25 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,452 students), CENTRAL HS is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: CENTRAL ES, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around CENTRAL HS.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Over the past 7-year window. CENTRAL HS's enrollment has edged down 7% since 2018, when it stood at 179 (now 166). White enrollment moved from 21% to 34% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.