Panola Elementary School

Panola Elementary School serves students in Wilburton, Oklahoma, as a small elementary school. Classes run from pre-K through 8, and the school has 70 students. The average for elementary schools in Oklahoma is about 366 students, so this school is 81% smaller than average.

PANOLA is responsible for Panola Elementary School.

White students are the largest group at Panola Elementary School, with 47% of enrollment. Other reported shares: 37% Native American, 10% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, and 3% Asian. Latimer County's residents are about 62% White, 15 points above the school's share. Panola Elementary School has a diversity index of 63%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

The school has about 10.9 students per teacher and 6.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Oklahoma is 15.6:1, higher than at this school. About 71% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch.

According to the American Community Survey, in Latimer County, median household income is about $41,405, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 11%, and about 17% of people live in poverty. A total of 8 public schools operate in Latimer County, serving about 1,403 students.

The next-closest public school is Wilburton Elementary School, about 5.7 miles away. In all, 5 other public schools sit within ten miles of Panola Elementary School.

The school is in rural territory far from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Remote).

From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Panola Elementary School went from 67 students to 70. Its ratio of students to teachers was 8.4:1 in 2020-21, and 10.9:1 in 2024-25.

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