HOLLY CREEK PUBLIC SCHOOL

HOLLY CREEK PUBLIC SCHOOL is an intimate elementary school in Broken Bow, Oklahoma, overseen by HOLLY CREEK. The school instructs 209 students in grades pre-K through 8. That puts it 43% smaller than the typical public school in Oklahoma, which averages around 366 students.

HOLLY CREEK PUBLIC SCHOOL is a school of HOLLY CREEK, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

Looking at the student body, HOLLY CREEK PUBLIC SCHOOL reports that 53% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder breaks down as 20% multiracial, 17% Native American, 10% Hispanic.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 54% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than McCurtain County's rate of about 77%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), HOLLY CREEK PUBLIC SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 37.3%, the actual is 44.1%, a residual of +6.9 points.

Zooming out to the county, census data for McCurtain County shows median household earnings sit near $51,929, roughly 16% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across McCurtain County's 29 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,370 students), HOLLY CREEK PUBLIC SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is LUKFATA PUBLIC SCHOOL, roughly 3.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, HOLLY CREEK PUBLIC SCHOOL comes 1st of 6 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 33.9%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 15%: 247 students in 2018 compared to 209 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.