📍 1100 East South Street, McAlester, Pittsburg County, 74501
Puterbaugh Ms is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in McAlester, Pittsburg County. The school has 439 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Mcalester school district. It serves grades 7–8. The school employs 30.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1. 33% of students are proficient in reading. 30% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Puterbaugh Ms enrolls 439 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 30.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% White, 19% Two or more races and 17% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 199 | 45% |
| Two or more races | 84 | 19% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 73 | 17% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 63 | 14% |
| Black or African American | 16 | 3.6% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
261 of the school's 439 students (59%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
The school's NCES locale classification is Town, Remote. 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-2, state senate district 7, state house district 18.
Puterbaugh Ms is one of 8 schools in MCALESTER, based in McAlester, Oklahoma. The district serves 3,008 students district-wide and employs 180 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 439 students, Puterbaugh Ms is larger than the district average of about 376 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote