SWEETWATER ES

SWEETWATER ES is one of the minimally staffed K-5 schools in Sweetwater, Oklahoma, run under SWEETWATER, with 85 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 77% leaner than the state mean of about 366.

SWEETWATER runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 115 students. SWEETWATER ES is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, SWEETWATER ES records that 69% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 20% multiracial, 11% Hispanic. By comparison, Beckham County as a whole is about 81% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 7.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.6:1 average. An estimated 81% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Beckham County's rate of about 61%.

In the broader community, census data for Beckham County shows median household earnings sit near $53,328, roughly 13% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Beckham County runs 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,884 students), of which SWEETWATER ES is one.

Nearest neighbor: SWEETWATER HS, around 0.0 miles off.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SWEETWATER ES has shrank 20%, going from 106 students in 2018 to 85 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 89% to 69% over that span.

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