IDABEL PRIMARY SOUTH ES

IDABEL PRIMARY SOUTH ES operates as a tight-knit primary school in Idabel, Oklahoma, operated by IDABEL. Current enrollment sits at 260 students spanning grades pre-K through 1. By comparison, Oklahoma's public schools average about 366 students each, so IDABEL PRIMARY SOUTH ES sits 29% smaller than that benchmark.

IDABEL comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,277 students; IDABEL PRIMARY SOUTH ES is among them.

Looking at the student body, IDABEL PRIMARY SOUTH ES records that the largest single group is multiracial at 28%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school lists 23% White, 21% Hispanic, 18% Black, 6% Native American.

In terms of school funding signals, IDABEL PRIMARY SOUTH ES records 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.6:1, putting IDABEL PRIMARY SOUTH ES higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 89% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of McCurtain County's rate of about 77%.

Across the wider county, McCurtain County reports that the typical household earns roughly $51,929 per year, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. IDABEL PRIMARY SOUTH ES is one of 29 public schools in McCurtain County (combined enrollment of about 6,370 students).

IDABEL HS 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.

IDABEL PRIMARY SOUTH ES operates from a town-based location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at IDABEL PRIMARY SOUTH ES has ticked down 7%, going from 280 students in 2018 to 260 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment declined from 31% to 18% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 20.2:1 today.

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