HORACE MANN ES

HORACE MANN ES, a tight-knit primary school in Shawnee, Oklahoma, one of the schools within SHAWNEE, serves 233 students, covering grades K through 5. That puts it 36% leaner than the typical public school in Oklahoma, which averages around 366 students.

SHAWNEE comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 3,329 students; HORACE MANN ES is among them.

On demographics, HORACE MANN ES shows that the most-represented group is White (37%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school lists 27% multiracial, 16% Hispanic, 14% Native American, 5% Black. The wider county runs roughly 71% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, HORACE MANN ES has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.0:1. The state averages around 15.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Pottawatomie County's rate of about 66%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Pottawatomie County) shows that median household earnings sit near $61,398, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. In all, Pottawatomie County runs 41 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,326 students), of which HORACE MANN ES is one.

PLEASANT GROVE PUBLIC SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 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.

Five-year trend. HORACE MANN ES's enrollment has decreased 34% since 2018, when it stood at 353 (now 233). White enrollment moved from 42% to 37% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 in 2025.

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