NOWATA MS

NOWATA MS operates as a very small intermediate school in Nowata, Oklahoma, overseen by NOWATA. Current enrollment sits at 154 students spanning grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 60% leaner than the state mean of about 388.

NOWATA MS is one of 3 schools operated by NOWATA, a district that teaches 703 students overall.

Looking at the student body, NOWATA MS reports that 35% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 33% Native American, 24% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. By comparison, Nowata County as a whole is about 65% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 15.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 69% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the surrounding community, census data for Nowata County shows median household earnings sit near $54,333, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. Across Nowata County's 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,540 students), NOWATA MS is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is NOWATA HS, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around NOWATA MS.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at NOWATA MS has edged down 21%, going from 195 students in 2018 to 154 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 41% to 35% across the same window. Class-load math has grew: from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 in 2025.

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