JEFFERSON EC CTR

Located at 501 South C Street, in McAlester, Oklahoma, JEFFERSON EC CTR is a moderately sized combined-grade school that teaches students from the surrounding community (grade M), one of the schools within MCALESTER.

MCALESTER comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 3,008 students; JEFFERSON EC CTR is among them.

On the income-and-resources front, Class-load math at JEFFERSON EC CTR comes out to about 21.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.7:1, putting JEFFERSON EC CTR higher than the state norm the norm.

Across the wider county, census data for Pittsburg County shows the typical household earns roughly $55,310 per year, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. Across Pittsburg County's 36 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,341 students), JEFFERSON EC CTR is one campus in the mix.

Karla Brock Early Childhood Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 5-year window, the student count contracted 3%: 174 students in 2018 compared to 168 in 2023. Over the same period, the White share grew from 40% to 45%. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 21.0:1 today.

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