PANAMA MS

PANAMA MS is a middle school of rural-scale scale in Panama, Oklahoma, operated by PANAMA, teacheing 107 students in grades 7 through 8. By comparison, Oklahoma's public schools average about 388 students each, so PANAMA MS sits 72% smaller than that benchmark.

PANAMA comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 744 students; PANAMA MS is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, PANAMA MS reports that 55% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school reports 29% Native American, 8% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Le Flore County as a whole is about 70% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 22.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 78% of students at PANAMA MS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the broader community, census data for Le Flore County shows median household earnings sit near $51,565, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. PANAMA MS is one of 38 public schools in Le Flore County (combined enrollment of about 8,938 students).

The closest other public school is PANAMA HS, roughly 0.1 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PANAMA MS has rose 16%, going from 92 students in 2018 to 107 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 22.3:1 today.

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