DICKSON MS

Located at 4762 State Highway 199, in Ardmore, Oklahoma, DICKSON MS is a cozy junior high that serves 282 students (grades 6 through 8), one of the schools within DICKSON. That puts it 27% leaner than the typical public school in Oklahoma, which averages around 388 students.

Across the 4 schools in DICKSON (1,229 students total), DICKSON MS accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, DICKSON MS logs that White students make up the majority at 58%; the rest is composed of 16% multiracial, 12% Hispanic, 12% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 68% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, DICKSON MS has 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.7:1 average. About 59% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of Carter County's rate of about 70%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Carter County shows median household income runs about $60,723, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Carter County runs 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,383 students), of which DICKSON MS is one.

Nearest neighbor: DICKSON HS, around 0.0 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

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

Five-year trend. DICKSON MS's enrollment has edged down 5% since 2018, when it stood at 298 (now 282). The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 5% to 12% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 18.1:1 in 2018 to 20.6:1 in 2025.

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