GEARY MS

Located at 311 S BLAINE, in GEARY, Oklahoma, GEARY MS is a minimally staffed intermediate school that works with 56 students (grades 6 through 8), one of the schools within GEARY. By comparison, Oklahoma's public schools average about 388 students each, so GEARY MS sits 86% leaner than that benchmark.

GEARY runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 241 students. GEARY MS is one of those campuses.

On demographics, GEARY MS reports that the largest single group is White at 45%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 38% Native American, 13% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 72%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, GEARY MS has 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.0:1. The state averages around 15.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 91% of students at GEARY MS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Blaine County's rate of about 72%.

Around the school, census data for Blaine County shows median household earnings sit near $61,642, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Blaine County's 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,067 students), GEARY MS is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is GEARY HS, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

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

Over the past 7-year window. GEARY MS's enrollment has declined 22% since 2018, when it stood at 72 (now 56). Over the same period, the White share expanded from 36% to 45%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 11.8:1 in 2018 to 8.0:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.