📍 2020 North Green Avenue, Purcell, McClain County, 73080
Purcell Hs is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Purcell, McClain County. The school has 399 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Purcell school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 23.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 1 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Purcell Hs enrolls 399 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 23.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% White, 28% Hispanic or Latino and 15% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 198 | 50% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 111 | 28% |
| Two or more races | 60 | 15% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 26 | 6.5% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
181 of the school's 399 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.
Purcell Hs is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 43, state house district 20.
Purcell Hs is one of 4 schools in PURCELL, based in Purcell, Oklahoma. The district serves 1,463 students district-wide and employs 88 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 399 students, Purcell Hs is close to the district average of about 366 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe