ROBERT E LEE EARLY CHILDHOOD

ROBERT E LEE EARLY CHILDHOOD is a K-5 school of cozy scale in Durant, Oklahoma, one of the schools within DURANT, works with 212 students in grade pre-K. Compared to the state average of about 366 students per school, that is 42% below typical.

ROBERT E LEE EARLY CHILDHOOD is one of 7 schools operated by DURANT, a district that teaches 3,844 students overall.

On the student-mix side, ROBERT E LEE EARLY CHILDHOOD shows that the most-represented group is White (41%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school logs 21% multiracial, 21% Native American, 14% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 70% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, ROBERT E LEE EARLY CHILDHOOD has 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.6:1, putting ROBERT E LEE EARLY CHILDHOOD higher than the state norm the norm. About 61% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Bryan County put the typical household earns roughly $57,225 per year, roughly 27% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Across Bryan County's 25 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,443 students), ROBERT E LEE EARLY CHILDHOOD is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is WASHINGTON IRVING ES, roughly 0.7 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around ROBERT E LEE EARLY CHILDHOOD.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 21%: 270 students in 2018 compared to 212 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 46% to 41% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 28.3:1 in 2018 to 19.3:1 today.

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