PERSHING ES

PERSHING ES is one of the mid-tier elementary schools in Muskogee, Oklahoma, run under MUSKOGEE, with 324 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Within MUSKOGEE, which oversees 10 schools and 4,770 students, PERSHING ES is one campus in the system.

On demographics, PERSHING ES logs that the largest single group is multiracial at 35%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder is composed of 21% White, 17% Black, 14% Native American, 10% Hispanic.

In terms of school funding signals, PERSHING ES lists 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.2:1. The state averages around 15.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 85% of students at PERSHING ES qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Muskogee County (around 73%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Muskogee County indicate median household income runs about $53,619, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. PERSHING ES is one of 36 public schools in Muskogee County (combined enrollment of about 11,911 students).

Nearest neighbor: 6TH AND 7TH GRADE ACADEMY, around 0.7 miles off. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Looking at the recent track record. PERSHING ES's enrollment has fell 20% since 2018, when it stood at 407 (now 324). Over the same period, the Black share fell from 25% to 17%.

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