PADEN HS

Located at 315 W 10TH, in PADEN, Oklahoma, PADEN HS is an one-room-style four-year high school that enrolls 64 students (grades 9 through 12), one of the schools within PADEN. Enrollment runs roughly 86% leaner than the state mean of about 443.

PADEN HS is one of 2 schools operated by PADEN, a district that educates 207 students overall.

On demographics, PADEN HS logs that the largest single group is White, at 58% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 25% Native American, 8% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, 3% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, The school reports having 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.4:1 average. Roughly 64% of students at PADEN HS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Okfuskee County runs at roughly 76%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Okfuskee County put median household income runs about $48,363, roughly 14% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 21% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Okfuskee County's 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,717 students), PADEN HS is one campus in the mix.

PADEN ES is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 7 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

PADEN HS operates from an outlying location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 11%: 72 students in 2018 compared to 64 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 65% to 58% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 11.1:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 in 2025.

On allk12, the feed for PADEN HS typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.