PAWHUSKA HS

PAWHUSKA HS is a close-knit senior high in Pawhuska, Oklahoma, part of PAWHUSKA. The school instructs 183 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 59% leaner than the typical public school in Oklahoma, which averages around 443 students.

PAWHUSKA runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 679 students. PAWHUSKA HS is one of those campuses.

On demographics, PAWHUSKA HS logs that 50% of students identify as Native American, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest reads as 24% White, 19% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 3% Black.

Looking at school resources, PAWHUSKA HS records 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.4:1 average. About 69% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Osage County) records that median household earnings sit near $62,847, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Osage County's 34 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,655 students), PAWHUSKA HS is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: PAWHUSKA MS, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 4%: 190 students in 2018 compared to 183 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 33% to 24% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 in 2025.

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