PAOLI HS

PAOLI HS is an one-room-style secondary school in Paoli, Oklahoma, run under PAOLI. The school works with 58 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Oklahoma's public schools average about 443 students each, so PAOLI HS sits 87% below that benchmark.

Across the 2 schools in PAOLI (153 students total), PAOLI HS accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, PAOLI HS shows that the most-represented group is White (38%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school lists 24% multiracial, 22% Native American, 14% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 77% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.4:1 average. Roughly 79% of students at PAOLI HS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Garvin County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, Garvin County reports that median household income runs about $58,556, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. PAOLI HS is one of 21 public schools in Garvin County (combined enrollment of about 5,065 students).

The closest other public school is PAOLI ES, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 31%: 84 students in 2018 compared to 58 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 6% to 14% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 12.0:1 in 2018 to 9.4:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.