DIBBLE MS

Set in BLANCHARD, Oklahoma, DIBBLE MS is a cozy middle-grades school, one of the schools within DIBBLE. It teaches 190 students across grades 6 through 8. That puts it 51% below the typical public school in Oklahoma, which averages around 388 students.

DIBBLE runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 763 students. DIBBLE MS is one of those campuses.

On demographics, DIBBLE MS lists that White students make up the majority at 66%. Beyond that, the school records 15% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 7% Native American, 4% Black. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 78%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.7:1. The state averages around 15.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 76% of students at DIBBLE MS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of McClain County's rate of about 43%.

With demographic context factored in, DIBBLE MS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 29.4%; this one delivers 31.0%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for McClain County indicate median household income runs about $84,552, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, McClain County runs 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,736 students), of which DIBBLE MS is one.

The closest other public school is DIBBLE HS, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around DIBBLE MS. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts DIBBLE MS at 6th of 6; the average score across the group is 43.7%.

DIBBLE MS operates from an outlying location.

Five-year trend. DIBBLE MS's enrollment has grew 28% since 2018, when it stood at 148 (now 190).

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