SALINA MS

SALINA MS is a 6-8 campus of one-room-style scale in Salina, Oklahoma, operated by SALINA, works with 136 students in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 65% below the state mean of about 388.

SALINA MS is one of 3 schools operated by SALINA, a district that hosts 723 students overall.

On the student-mix side, SALINA MS logs that the largest single group is Native American, at 57% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 27% White, 13% multiracial, 3% Hispanic.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.7:1, putting SALINA MS tighter than the state norm the norm. About 78% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Mayes County runs at roughly 64%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, Mayes County reports that the typical household earns roughly $60,305 per year, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. Across Mayes County's 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,860 students), SALINA MS is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: SALINA ES, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 18%: 166 students in 2018 compared to 136 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 32% to 27% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 today.

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