OKEMAH NOBLE CTR

OKEMAH NOBLE CTR is an elementary campus of very small scale in Okemah, Oklahoma, operated by OKEMAH, educateing 97 students in grades 4 through 5. By comparison, Oklahoma's public schools average about 366 students each, so OKEMAH NOBLE CTR sits 73% leaner than that benchmark.

OKEMAH runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 736 students. OKEMAH NOBLE CTR is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, OKEMAH NOBLE CTR records that 39% of students identify as Native American, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 30% White, 24% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, 3% Black.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, OKEMAH NOBLE CTR has 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.7:1. The state averages around 15.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 82% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, OKEMAH NOBLE CTR sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 27.3%; this one delivers 34.0%.

Across the wider county, census data for Okfuskee County shows median household earnings sit near $48,363, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 21%. OKEMAH NOBLE CTR is one of 12 public schools in Okfuskee County (combined enrollment of about 1,717 students).

OKEMAH MS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around OKEMAH NOBLE CTR. On composite proficiency, OKEMAH NOBLE CTR comes 1st of 4 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 19.9%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at OKEMAH NOBLE CTR has ticked down 21%, going from 123 students in 2018 to 97 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 46% to 30% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 today.

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