GANS ES

GANS ES operates as an intimate elementary campus in Gans, Oklahoma, part of GANS. Current enrollment sits at 249 students spanning grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 366 students per school, that is 32% smaller than typical.

GANS runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 345 students. GANS ES is one of those campuses.

Demographically, GANS ES lists that the largest single group is White at 52%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 35% Native American, 10% multiracial. By comparison, Sequoyah County as a whole is about 62% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.4:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.6:1 average. Around 82% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), GANS ES sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 27.5%; this one delivers 30.0%.

In the surrounding community, Sequoyah County reports that median household income runs about $51,093, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. GANS ES is one of 25 public schools in Sequoyah County (combined enrollment of about 7,452 students).

GANS HS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at GANS ES has decreased 8%, going from 272 students in 2018 to 249 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 16.4:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.