📍 4762 State Highway 199, Ardmore, Carter County, 73401
Dickson Ms is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Ardmore, Carter County. The school has 293 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Dickson school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 13.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.8:1. 15% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Dickson Ms enrolls 293 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 13.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% White, 17% Two or more races and 13% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 177 | 60% |
| Two or more races | 51 | 17% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 38 | 13% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 27 | 9.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
148 of the school's 293 students (51%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Dickson Ms is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district OK-40, state senate district 14, state house district 49.
Dickson Ms is one of 4 schools in DICKSON, based in Ardmore, Oklahoma. The district serves 1,229 students district-wide and employs 66 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 293 students, Dickson Ms is close to the district average of about 307 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant