PAWHUSKA ES

As a small elementary-level community in Pawhuska, Oklahoma, PAWHUSKA ES works with 157 students from grades 3 through 5, operated by PAWHUSKA. Enrollment runs roughly 57% smaller than the state mean of about 366.

PAWHUSKA ES is one of 4 schools operated by PAWHUSKA, a district that works with 679 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, PAWHUSKA ES reports that the most-represented group is Native American (38%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school logs 24% White, 24% multiracial, 8% Hispanic.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.9:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 78% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Osage County) reports that median household income runs about $62,847, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Osage County runs 34 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,655 students), of which PAWHUSKA ES is one.

PAWHUSKA HS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around PAWHUSKA ES.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 32%: 231 students in 2018 compared to 157 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 33% to 24%. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 12.6:1 in 2018 to 15.9:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for PAWHUSKA ES typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.