Silo Early Childhood Center

Students in Durant, Oklahoma, attend Silo Early Childhood Center, a medium-sized elementary school. It covers pre-K through 2, with a total enrollment of 400 students.

SILO runs Silo Early Childhood Center along with 3 other schools, enrolling 1,249 students in total.

Enrollment at Silo Early Childhood Center is mixed, with White students the largest group at 45%. It is also 32% Native American, 13% Hispanic, and 9% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Bryan County is roughly 70% White. By the diversity index, Silo Early Childhood Center comes in at 67%.

Silo Early Childhood Center operates with 23.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 17.0:1. That ratio is over the 15.6:1 average for elementary schools in Oklahoma. Silo Early Childhood Center reports 71% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Bryan County, the average is about the same, 68%.

In the county around the school, Bryan County, median household income is about $57,225, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Silo Early Childhood Center is among the 25 public schools in Bryan County.

The nearest public school is Silo Middle School, at less than a tenth of a mile. Silo Early Childhood Center has 3 other public schools within five miles.

Silo Early Childhood Center falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 27%, from 314 to 400. The ratio of students to teachers went from 18.5:1 to 17.0:1 over the same years.

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