NORWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOL

Located at 7966 West 790 Road, in Hulbert, Oklahoma, NORWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOL is a rural-scale elementary campus that serves 118 students (grades pre-K through 8), operated by NORWOOD. By comparison, Oklahoma's public schools average about 366 students each, so NORWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOL sits 68% below that benchmark.

NORWOOD is the operating authority for NORWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOL, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

In terms of who attends, NORWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOL lists that 40% of students identify as Native American, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest comes out to 31% White, 21% multiracial, 7% Hispanic.

In terms of school funding signals, NORWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOL logs 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.6:1, putting NORWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 81% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, NORWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 28.0%, the actual is 31.0%, a residual of +3.0 points.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Cherokee County put median household earnings sit near $53,218, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Cherokee County's 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,401 students), NORWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is HULBERT MS, roughly 4.3 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts NORWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOL at 4th of 4; the average score across the group is 39.0%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at NORWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOL has fell 19%, going from 146 students in 2018 to 118 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 25% to 31% across the same window.

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