HORACE MANN ES

Located at 200 South Pettit Avenue, in Hominy, Oklahoma, HORACE MANN ES is a compact elementary-level community that instructs 192 students (grades 1 through 5), overseen by HOMINY. By comparison, Oklahoma's public schools average about 366 students each, so HORACE MANN ES sits 48% leaner than that benchmark.

HORACE MANN ES is one of 4 schools operated by HOMINY, a district that hosts 522 students overall.

On demographics, HORACE MANN ES shows that the most-represented group is Native American (46%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder consists of 39% White, 9% multiracial, 3% Black, 2% Hispanic.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.6:1, putting HORACE MANN ES higher than the state norm the norm. Around 86% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Osage County (around 71%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

In the broader community, census data for Osage County shows the typical household earns roughly $62,847 per year, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. HORACE MANN ES is one of 34 public schools in Osage County (combined enrollment of about 6,655 students).

The closest other public school is HOMINY MS, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around HORACE MANN ES.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 14%: 223 students in 2018 compared to 192 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 7% to 2% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 17.8:1 in 2025.

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