📍 600 West Madison, McAlester, Pittsburg County, 74501
William Gay Ec Ctr is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in McAlester, Pittsburg County. The school has 186 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Mcalester school district. It serves grades K. The school employs 12.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
William Gay Ec Ctr enrolls 186 students across grades K. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 12.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% White, 23% American Indian or Alaska Native and 14% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 90 | 48% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 43 | 23% |
| Two or more races | 26 | 14% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 20 | 11% |
| Black or African American | 4 | 2.2% |
| Asian | 3 | 1.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
147 of the school's 186 students (79%) 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.
William Gay Ec Ctr 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 186 students, William Gay Ec Ctr is smaller than the district average of about 376 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote