SHAWNEE MS

SHAWNEE MS, a big 6-8 campus in Shawnee, Oklahoma, part of SHAWNEE, hosts 693 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 79% larger than the state mean of about 388.

Within SHAWNEE, which oversees 7 schools and 3,329 students, SHAWNEE MS is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, SHAWNEE MS lists that the most-represented group is White (44%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 24% multiracial, 14% Hispanic, 12% Native American, 5% Black. By comparison, Pottawatomie County as a whole is about 71% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, SHAWNEE MS reports 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.7:1 average. About 85% 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, Pottawatomie County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, SHAWNEE MS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 26.6%; this one delivers 18.3%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Pottawatomie County indicate the typical household earns roughly $61,398 per year, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. SHAWNEE MS is one of 41 public schools in Pottawatomie County (combined enrollment of about 12,326 students).

Nearest neighbor: WILL ROGERS ES, around 0.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, SHAWNEE MS comes 4th of 4 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 42.3%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 5%: 727 students in 2018 compared to 693 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 50% to 44% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.