TECUMSEH MS

TECUMSEH MS, a mid-sized 6-8 campus in Tecumseh, Oklahoma, one of the schools within TECUMSEH, caters to 400 students, covering grades 6 through 8.

TECUMSEH MS is one of 5 schools operated by TECUMSEH, a district that instructs 1,946 students overall.

Demographically, TECUMSEH MS reports that the largest single group is White, at 56% of enrollment. Other groups include 21% multiracial, 15% Native American, 7% Hispanic. By comparison, Pottawatomie County as a whole is about 71% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.5:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.7:1 average. About 67% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, TECUMSEH MS is in the bottom 10% of Oklahoma public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 32.6%; TECUMSEH MS posts 18.5%, -14.1 points below that line.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Pottawatomie County put the typical household earns roughly $61,398 per year, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. TECUMSEH MS is one of 41 public schools in Pottawatomie County (combined enrollment of about 12,326 students).

BARNARD ES is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around TECUMSEH MS.

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

Trend over the last 7 years. TECUMSEH MS's enrollment has contracted 9% since 2018, when it stood at 438 (now 400). Over the same period, the White share fell from 60% to 56%.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.