Total enrollment
703
-66 (-9%) vs SY 2020-21
3 schools in NOWATA
Oklahoma · 703 students · 1 city
NOWATA's footprint covers 3 public K-12 schools with combined enrollment of about 703 (an average of 234 per school).
4-year change in NOWATA
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
3
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How NOWATA ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Oklahoma | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 703 | #186 of 223 | #8,236 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 3 | #167 of 223 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #161 of 222 | #7,022 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 73.4% | #82 of 223 | #1,685 of 8,164 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside NOWATA
Since 2017-18, the 3 district schools that reported both years went from 859 to 703 students (down 18%) and from 58 to 42 full-time teachers (down 28%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOWATA ES | Nowata | Elementary | PK-05 | 361 |
| NOWATA HS | Nowata | High | 09-12 | 188 |
| NOWATA MS | Nowata | Middle | 06-08 | 154 |
About NOWATA
NOWATA is a low-population Oklahoma school district running 3 schools with combined enrollment near 703.
In terms of grade levels, NOWATA is built around 1 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school.
On a per-school basis, NOWATA runs about 234 students per school, 40% noticeably below the state mean of roughly 391.
Trend over the past 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment shrank 9%: 769 students in SY 2020-21 versus 703 in SY 2024-25.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for NOWATA discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.