POTEAU HS

As a sizable high school in Poteau, Oklahoma, POTEAU HS teaches 674 students from grades 9 through 12, operated by POTEAU. That puts it 52% bigger than the typical public school in Oklahoma, which averages around 443 students.

Within POTEAU, which oversees 5 schools and 2,146 students, POTEAU HS is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, POTEAU HS logs that the largest single group is White at 44%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school reports 26% Hispanic, 15% Native American, 14% multiracial. By comparison, Le Flore County as a whole is about 70% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school employs 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.4:1, putting POTEAU HS higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 55% of students at POTEAU HS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Le Flore County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Le Flore County put median household income runs about $51,565, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. Across Le Flore County's 38 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,938 students), POTEAU HS is one campus in the mix.

7TH AND 8TH GRADE ACADEMIC CTR is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools.

POTEAU HS operates from a small-town location.

Five-year trend. POTEAU HS's enrollment has expanded 4% since 2018, when it stood at 649 (now 674). The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 15% to 26% over that span.

On this page, members of the POTEAU HS community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.