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Pocola Public Schools, Oklahoma

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Pocola Public Schools
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 748 (2023-2024)
Schools: 3 (2023-2024)
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Pocola Public Schools is a school district in Oklahoma (Le Flore County). During the 2024 school year, 748 students attended one of the district's three schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

Pocola Public Schools consists of five members serving five-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameSeatYear assumed officeYear term ends
Lauren ChristensenOffice 2
Joe PiovesanOffice 3
Terry SmithOffice 4
Josh MerrittOffice 12029
Roger LairamoreOffice 52028

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $1,462,000 $1,968 19%
Local: $1,577,000 $2,122 20%
State: $4,703,000 $6,330 61%
Total: $7,742,000 $10,420
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $7,876,000 $10,600
Total Current Expenditures: $7,078,000 $9,526
Instructional Expenditures: $3,872,000 $5,211 49%
Student and Staff Support: $704,000 $947 9%
Administration: $988,000 $1,329 13%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,514,000 $2,037 19%
Total Capital Outlay: $641,000 $862
Construction: $50,000 $67
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $0 $0


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 15 PS PS <50 <=10 11-19 10-14
2018-2019 27 PS <50 <50 15-19 30-39 30-34
2017-2018 19 PS PS <50 25-29 20-29 15-19
2016-2017 28 PS PS <50 30-34 30-39 25-29
2015-2016 62 PS PS >=50 60-64 65-69 60-64
2014-2015 61 PS <50 >=50 60-64 70-79 60-64
2013-2014 57 PS <50 40-59 50-54 55-59 60-64
2012-2013 63 PS >=50 >=50 55-59 80-89 60-64
2011-2012 50 PS >=50 40-59 35-39 50-59 50-54
2010-2011 47 PS <50 21-39 35-39 52

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 23 PS PS <50 20-29 20-29 20-24
2018-2019 29 PS <50 <50 25-29 30-39 25-29
2017-2018 29 PS PS <50 30-34 30-39 25-29
2016-2017 36 PS PS >=50 45-49 30-39 30-34
2015-2016 73 PS PS >=50 75-79 75-79 70-74
2014-2015 77 PS >=50 >=50 80-84 80-89 75-79
2013-2014 64 PS >=50 <50 60-64 75-79 60-64
2012-2013 68 PS >=50 60-79 70-74 70-79 65-69
2011-2012 62 PS >=50 40-59 60-64 75-79 55-59
2010-2011 61 >=50 40-59 65-69 60-64

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 70-74 >=50 PS 60-79 >=50 70-79
2018-2019 85-89 PS >=50 >=50 80-89
2017-2018 80-89 PS PS >=50 >=50 80-89
2016-2017 70-79 PS PS >=50 PS 70-79
2015-2016 70-74 PS >=50 >=50 70-79
2014-2015 70-79 PS PS >=80 >=50 60-79
2013-2014 80-89 PS PS >=50 >=50 >=80
2012-2013 80-89 PS >=80 PS >=80


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 748 0.1
2022-2023 747 0.5
2021-2022 743 4.0
2020-2021 713 -8.6
2019-2020 774 -3.5
2018-2019 801 -8.7
2017-2018 871 2.0
2016-2017 854 1.8
2015-2016 839 3.0
2014-2015 814 -4.2
2013-2014 848 3.7
2012-2013 817 -3.4
2011-2012 845 -0.6
2010-2011 850 -0.4
2009-2010 853 -0.8
2008-2009 860 -2.9
2007-2008 885 -0.1
2006-2007 886 3.0
2005-2006 859 -0.7
2004-2005 865 -2.4
2003-2004 886 0.9
2002-2003 878 4.4
2001-2002 839 -1.1
2000-2001 848 1.7
1999-2000 834 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Pocola Public Schools (%) Oklahoma K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 13.0 10.9
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.8 2.3
Black 1.3 7.8
Hispanic 4.4 20.5
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.5
Two or More Races 15.4 13.5
White 65.1 44.5

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Pocola Public Schools had 49.93 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.98.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 1.00
Kindergarten: 4.00
Elementary: 19.74
Secondary: 25.19
Total: 49.93

Pocola Public Schools employed 1.00 district administrators and 3.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 1.00
District Administrative Support: 6.33
School Administrators: 3.00
School Administrative Support: 3.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 10.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 2.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 1.00
Library/Media Support: 2.00
Student Support Services: 4.05
Other Support Services: 7.66


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Pocola Public Schools operates three schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Pocola Es375PK-5
Pocola Hs2039-12
Pocola Ms1706-8

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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