IDABEL HS

IDABEL HS is one of the mid-tier senior highs in Idabel, Oklahoma, run under IDABEL, with 428 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12.

Across the 4 schools in IDABEL (1,277 students total), IDABEL HS accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, IDABEL HS lists that the most-represented group is White (26%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 20% multiracial, 19% Black, 18% Hispanic, 11% Native American. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 60%.

On the resource side, The school reports having 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.4:1 average. Around 78% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (McCurtain County) shows that median household earnings sit near $51,929, roughly 16% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 17%. In all, McCurtain County runs 29 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,370 students), of which IDABEL HS is one.

IDABEL PRIMARY SOUTH ES is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

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

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 10%: 389 students in 2018 compared to 428 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 33% to 26%. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 18.7:1 today.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.