McKinley Elementary School

Students in Enid, Oklahoma, attend McKinley Elementary School, a small elementary school. It covers pre-K through 5, with a total enrollment of 224 students. Enrollment is 39% lower than the average for elementary schools in Oklahoma, which is about 366.

McKinley Elementary School is part of ENID, where 15 schools serve 7,381 students.

No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at McKinley Elementary School. The largest is White students, at 41%. The remaining students are 30% Hispanic, 19% multiracial, 5% Pacific Islander, and 3% Native American. Census figures show Garfield County is about 73% White. McKinley Elementary School's diversity index is 70%, against a US figure of 70%.

McKinley Elementary School employs 13 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 17.2:1. This ratio sits 1.6 above the 15.6:1 average for elementary schools in Oklahoma. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 92% in 2024-25. The rate at public schools in Garfield County averages 72%, lower than here.

Census estimates describe Garfield County this way: the median household income is $66,182, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides McKinley Elementary School, Garfield County has 33 other public schools.

Dewitt Waller Middle School is the public school closest to McKinley Elementary School, about 0.7 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.

Federal data place McKinley Elementary School in the City: Small locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.

2024-25 enrollment was 224, an 8% decrease from 244 in 2020-21. The ratio of students to teachers went from 15.3:1 to 17.2:1 over the same years.

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