📍 100 Mockingbird Lane, Poteau, Le Flore County, 74953
Poteau Hs is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Poteau, Le Flore County. The school has 636 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Poteau school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 39.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers 2 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Poteau Hs enrolls 636 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 39.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% White, 22% Hispanic or Latino and 16% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 288 | 45% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 141 | 22% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 104 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 95 | 15% |
| Asian | 7 | 1.1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
285 of the school's 636 students (45%) 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.
Poteau Hs is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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-20, state senate district 4, state house district 3.
Poteau Hs is one of 5 schools in POTEAU, based in Poteau, Oklahoma. The district serves 2,146 students district-wide and employs 142 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 636 students, Poteau Hs is larger than the district average of about 429 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant