SEQUOYAH ES

SEQUOYAH ES is one of the small primary schools in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, overseen by TAHLEQUAH, with 182 students on its rolls from grade pre-K. Enrollment runs roughly 50% below the state mean of about 366.

TAHLEQUAH comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 3,712 students; SEQUOYAH ES is among them.

On the student-mix side, SEQUOYAH ES reports that the largest single group is Native American at 36%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 22% multiracial, 20% White, 18% Hispanic.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.2:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.6:1 average. Roughly 100% of students at SEQUOYAH ES qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Cherokee County (around 73%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Across the wider county, Cherokee County reports that the typical household earns roughly $53,218 per year, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. SEQUOYAH ES is one of 21 public schools in Cherokee County (combined enrollment of about 7,401 students).

Nearest neighbor: GREENWOOD ES, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

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

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SEQUOYAH ES has contracted 11%, going from 204 students in 2018 to 182 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment contracted from 23% to 18% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 22.7:1 in 2018 to 20.2:1 today.

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