MOUNDS HS

MOUNDS HS, a tiny secondary school in Mounds, Oklahoma, overseen by MOUNDS, teaches 163 students, covering grades 9 through 12. That puts it 63% leaner than the typical public school in Oklahoma, which averages around 443 students.

Across the 2 schools in MOUNDS (510 students total), MOUNDS HS accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, MOUNDS HS records that 50% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder is composed of 18% multiracial, 17% Native American, 14% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 75% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 64% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Creek County shows median household earnings sit near $62,338, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Creek County runs 38 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,952 students), of which MOUNDS HS is one.

MOUNDS ES is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around MOUNDS HS.

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

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 17%: 197 students in 2018 compared to 163 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 62% to 50%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 in 2025.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.