📍 632 West Oklahoma Avenue, Okarche, Kingfisher County, 73762
Okarche Jhs is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Okarche, Kingfisher County. The school has 113 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Okarche school district. It serves grades 7–9 in a rural setting. The school employs 8.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1. 35% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Okarche Jhs enrolls 113 students across grades 7–9. The student body is 58% male and 42% female. A teaching staff of 8.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% White, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino and 3.5% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 102 | 90% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 | 4.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 3.5% |
| Two or more races | 2 | 1.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
28 of the school's 113 students (25%) 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.
Okarche Jhs is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district OK-30, state senate district 23, state house district 59.
Okarche Jhs is one of 3 schools in OKARCHE, based in Okarche, Oklahoma. The district serves 450 students district-wide and employs 38 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 113 students, Okarche Jhs is smaller than the district average of about 150 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant