CHEROKEE MS

CHEROKEE MS is a junior high of rural-scale scale in CHEROKEE, Oklahoma, run under CHEROKEE, enrolling 94 students in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 76% below the state mean of about 388.

Across the 3 schools in CHEROKEE (384 students total), CHEROKEE MS accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, CHEROKEE MS shows that the largest single group is White, at 77% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 11% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, 2% Native American.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.7:1, putting CHEROKEE MS tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 44% of students at CHEROKEE MS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), CHEROKEE MS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 40.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 32.1%.

Around the school, Alfalfa County reports that the typical household earns roughly $64,615 per year, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Alfalfa County's 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 841 students), CHEROKEE MS is one campus in the mix.

CHEROKEE HS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, CHEROKEE MS comes 5th of 5 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 38.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Trend over the last 7 years. CHEROKEE MS's enrollment has expanded 25% since 2018, when it stood at 75 (now 94). Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged down from 15% to 9%.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.