Public schools in Okemah, OK
Okemah has 5 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 1 high, 1 middle, 3 elementary, enrolling 877 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Okemah Public Schools runs 4 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run Okemah's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Okemah | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okemah Public Schools | 4 | 725 | $13,703 |
| Bearden | 1 | 140 | $10,729 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
One high school in Okemah, 226 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Okemah High School | 226 | 12.7 | All free (CEP) | Okemah Public Schools |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
One middle school in Okemah, 176 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Okemah Middle School | 176 | 13.8 | All free (CEP) | Okemah Public Schools |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
3 elementary schools in Okemah, 475 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakes Elementary School | 237 | 12.7 | All free (CEP) | Okemah Public Schools |
| Bearden Public School | 141 | 14.1 | not reported | Bearden |
| Okemah Noble Ctr | 97 | 13.7 | All free (CEP) | Okemah Public Schools |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Okemah's public schools compare with Oklahoma's
The median Okemah school has 13.7 students per full-time teacher, fewer than the Oklahoma median of 15.4. 100% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 67% across the state. Its median school enrolls 176 students (state 300).
| Okemah | Oklahoma | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 13.7 | 15.4 |
| Median school size (students) | 176 | 300 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 100% | 67% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 80% | 48% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 3.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 5 Okemah schools and the 1,755 Oklahoma schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Okemah
- Okemah Public SchoolsRuns 4 of Okemah's 5 public schools and spent $13,703 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,703
- Okemah High School, the largest high school in Okemah226 students in 2024-25, 12.7 per teacher.226
- Compare Okemah Public Schools with BeardenOkemah's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in OklahomaOklahoma's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for an Okemah addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
Other cities in Oklahoma
- OKlahoma City140 schools
- TUlsa101 schools
- Edmond36 schools
- Broken Arrow34 schools
- Norman30 schools
- Lawton26 schools
- Enid19 schools
- Moore18 schools
Questions about schools in Okemah
How many public schools are in Okemah, OK?
5 public schools with an address in Okemah were open in 2024-25: 1 high, 1 middle, 3 elementary, enrolling 877 students.What is the largest high school in Okemah?
Okemah High School, with 226 students in 2024-25 (Okemah Public Schools).Which districts run Okemah's schools?
Okemah Public Schools (4 schools), Bearden (1 school). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25