KILDARE PUBLIC SCHOOL

KILDARE PUBLIC SCHOOL, a minimally staffed elementary-level community in Ponca City, Oklahoma, part of KILDARE, teaches 109 students, covering grades pre-K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 70% below the state mean of about 366.

KILDARE PUBLIC SCHOOL is a school of KILDARE, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

On demographics, KILDARE PUBLIC SCHOOL reports that White students make up the majority at 65%. Beyond that, the school logs 12% multiracial, 10% Hispanic, 10% Native American, 3% Asian. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 74%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.3:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.6:1 average. Roughly 71% of students at KILDARE PUBLIC SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Kay County) shows that median household income runs about $58,423, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. KILDARE PUBLIC SCHOOL is one of 22 public schools in Kay County (combined enrollment of about 7,295 students).

Nearest neighbor: NEWKIRK HS, around 4.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around KILDARE PUBLIC SCHOOL.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at KILDARE PUBLIC SCHOOL has grew 25%, going from 87 students in 2018 to 109 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 76% to 65% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 10.3:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 today.

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