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Sentinel Public Schools
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District details
School board members: 5
Next election: April 7, 2026
Students: 289 (2023-2024)
Schools: 2 (2023-2024)
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Sentinel Public Schools is a school district in Oklahoma (Beckham, Kiowa, and Washita counties). During the 2024 school year, 289 students attended one of the district's two schools.

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

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School board

Sentinel 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
Bryan NicholsOffice 52030
Cade SitesOffice 32028
Stefanie RybergOffice 22027
Amy SandersOffice 12026
Sky WilsonOffice 42026

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: $739,000 $2,455 17%
Local: $1,534,000 $5,096 35%
State: $2,145,000 $7,126 49%
Total: $4,418,000 $14,678
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $4,407,000 $14,641
Total Current Expenditures: $4,183,000 $13,897
Instructional Expenditures: $2,289,000 $7,604 52%
Student and Staff Support: $506,000 $1,681 11%
Administration: $529,000 $1,757 12%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $859,000 $2,853 19%
Total Capital Outlay: $171,000 $568
Construction: $0 $0
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $28,000 $93
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 (%)
2021-2022 20-24 PS 11-19 PS <50 25-29
2020-2021 20-24 <=10 PS <50 25-29
2018-2019 35-39 PS 11-19 <50 <50 45-49
2017-2018 40-44 PS 20-29 <50 PS 50-54
2016-2017 30-34 PS PS 20-29 <50 PS 35-39
2015-2016 65-69 PS PS 50-59 >=50 PS 75-79
2014-2015 75-79 PS PS 60-69 PS PS 80-84
2013-2014 80-84 PS PS 60-69 PS PS 85-89
2012-2013 75-79 PS PS 60-69 >=50 PS 80-84
2011-2012 75-79 PS PS 70-79 >=50 PS 80-84
2010-2011 75-79 PS 60-69 >=50 80-84

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 (%)
2021-2022 20-24 PS <=10 PS <50 25-29
2020-2021 25-29 <=10 PS <50 35-39
2018-2019 25-29 PS 11-19 <50 <50 35-39
2017-2018 30-34 PS 11-19 <50 PS 40-44
2016-2017 30-34 PS PS 11-19 <50 PS 40-44
2015-2016 65-69 PS PS 50-59 <50 PS 75-79
2014-2015 70-74 PS PS 50-59 PS PS 80-84
2013-2014 65-69 PS PS 50-59 PS PS 70-74
2012-2013 65-69 PS PS 30-39 >=50 PS 75-79
2011-2012 70-74 PS PS 50-59 >=50 PS 75-79
2010-2011 70-74 PS 60-79 >=50 75-79

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 (%)
2020-2021 >=80 PS PS >=50 PS >=50
2019-2020 >=80 PS PS PS >=80
2018-2019 >=80 PS PS >=50
2017-2018 >=80 >=50 PS >=80
2016-2017 >=80 PS >=50
2015-2016 >=80 >=50 >=80
2014-2015 >=80 PS PS >=50
2013-2014 >=80 PS PS >=50
2012-2013 >=80 PS PS >=50


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 289 -1.4
2022-2023 293 -2.7
2021-2022 301 -4.7
2020-2021 315 -0.3
2019-2020 316 -2.5
2018-2019 324 2.2
2017-2018 317 -1.3
2016-2017 321 -9.3
2015-2016 351 2.0
2014-2015 344 2.0
2013-2014 337 -4.7
2012-2013 353 5.7
2011-2012 333 1.5
2010-2011 328 1.2
2009-2010 324 -4.6
2008-2009 339 0.6
2007-2008 337 6.8
2006-2007 314 -1.6
2005-2006 319 -5.0
2004-2005 335 -4.2
2003-2004 349 2.0
2002-2003 342 2.9
2001-2002 332 -2.1
2000-2001 339 -1.5
1999-2000 344 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Sentinel Public Schools (%) Oklahoma K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 4.5 10.9
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.0 2.3
Black 0.7 7.8
Hispanic 24.2 20.5
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.5
Two or More Races 8.7 13.5
White 61.9 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, Sentinel Public Schools had 22.94 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 12.6.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 1.00
Kindergarten: 1.00
Elementary: 12.63
Secondary: 8.31
Total: 22.94

Sentinel Public Schools employed 0.86 district administrators and 1.93 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 0.86
District Administrative Support: 4.00
School Administrators: 1.93
School Administrative Support: 3.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 6.38
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.50
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.50
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.83
Library/Media Support: 1.00
Student Support Services: 1.33
Other Support Services: 10.00


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]

Sentinel Public Schools operates two schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Blanche Thomas Hs869-12
Mcmurray Es203PK-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 2021-22 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed October 18, 2025
    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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