EMERSON ES

Set in McAlester, Oklahoma, EMERSON ES is a middle-of-the-pack K-12 campus, one of the schools within MCALESTER. It serves students from the surrounding community across grade M.

MCALESTER comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 3,008 students; EMERSON ES is among them.

Looking at the economic backdrop, EMERSON ES runs at roughly 17.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 17.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Pittsburg County indicate median household earnings sit near $55,310, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. In all, Pittsburg County runs 36 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,341 students), of which EMERSON ES is one.

Karla Brock Early Childhood Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Trend over the last 5 years. EMERSON ES's enrollment has fell 12% since 2018, when it stood at 248 (now 217). White enrollment moved from 43% to 35% across the same window. Class-load math has rose: from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 17.4:1 in 2023.

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