WISTER ES

Set in Wister, Oklahoma, WISTER ES is a mid-sized K-5 school, overseen by WISTER. It enrolls 325 students across grades pre-K through 8.

WISTER runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 480 students. WISTER ES is one of those campuses.

Demographically, WISTER ES shows that the largest single group is White at 52%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest breaks down as 40% Native American, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Le Flore County as a whole is about 70% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 15.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 51% of students at WISTER ES qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below Le Flore County's rate of about 70%.

Around the school, Le Flore County reports that median household earnings sit near $51,565, roughly 15% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. In all, Le Flore County runs 38 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,938 students), of which WISTER ES is one.

The closest other public school is WISTER HS, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Looking at the recent track record. WISTER ES's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 329 (now 325). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 60% to 52%.

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