Paoli High School

Paoli High School is a small high school in Paoli, Oklahoma, administered by PAOLI. Enrollment is 58 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 9 through 12. Against the 443-student average for high schools in Oklahoma, enrollment here is 87% lower.

PAOLI is the district for Paoli High School. It has 2 schools and 153 students.

Federal enrollment data show White students as the largest group at Paoli High School, at 38%. Other groups include 24% multiracial, 22% Native American, and 14% Hispanic. By comparison, Garvin County residents are about 77% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 73% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

Its teaching staff equals 6.1 full-time positions, a ratio of 9.4:1. That is lower than the 15.4:1 average for high schools in Oklahoma. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 79%. Among public schools in Garvin County, the average eligibility rate is 66%.

In Garvin County (population about 25,860), the median household income is $58,556, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 14%. There are 21 public schools in Garvin County, enrolling about 5,065 students in all.

The nearest public school is Paoli Elementary School, at about 0.2 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within ten miles.

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

Compared with 2020-21, the school had 14 fewer students in 2024-25. The number of students per teacher fell from 12.0 to 9.4 over 4 years.

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