ELMORE CITY-PERNELL HS

Located at 100 North Muse Avenue, in Elmore City, Oklahoma, ELMORE CITY-PERNELL HS is an one-room-style high school that instructs 149 students (grades 9 through 12), part of ELMORE CITY-PERNELL. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 66% leaner than typical.

ELMORE CITY-PERNELL comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 452 students; ELMORE CITY-PERNELL HS is among them.

On the student-mix side, ELMORE CITY-PERNELL HS reports that White students make up the majority at 77%. Beyond that, the school reports 13% Native American, 7% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Garvin County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.4:1, putting ELMORE CITY-PERNELL HS tighter than the state norm the norm. About 57% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Garvin County (around 66%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Garvin County indicate median household income runs about $58,556, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. Across Garvin County's 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,065 students), ELMORE CITY-PERNELL HS is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is ELMORE CITY JHS, roughly 0.1 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ELMORE CITY-PERNELL HS has grew 10%, going from 136 students in 2018 to 149 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 10.9:1 today.

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