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Schools in Carter

Carter’s public schools

Merritt Public Schools and Sentinel Public Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Carter. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/4schools above Oklahoma’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Oklahoma’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
38%
2021–22
Math proficiency
42%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$10.3K
▼ 15% vs OK $12.2K
FY2024 · Merritt
Students per teacher
15.2
OK 16.1 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,076 students on the public path
In brief

Carter’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Carter’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Oklahoma’s 1,626 public schools. Merritt Es places highest (better than 92%); McMurray Es lowest (56%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Carter, graded from B to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two high schools: Merritt HS and Blanche Thomas HS. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Carter, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–82 schoolsDepends on your addressB to A
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Merritt Public Schools.

Two districts serve Carter

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Merritt Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 786 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 16.1 per teacher (OK 16.1)
$10,345OK $12,210 · FY2024
A
Sentinel Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 290 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 13.2 per teacher (OK 16.1)
$15,035OK $12,210 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Merritt Public Schools38%
State average 27.2% · 414 students tested
Math · PK–12, Merritt Public Schools42%
State average 24.9% · 414 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Sentinel Public Schools22%
State average 27.2% · 157 students tested
Math · PK–12, Sentinel Public Schools22%
State average 24.9% · 157 students tested

Carter vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Oklahoma towns that share Carter’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Carter—Merritt PK–12 · Sentinel PK–12

Every school in Carter

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Oklahoma’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Carterin other towns
Merritt Es
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Elk City
A
621 students18:1Rate it →
McMurray Es
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Sentinel
B
210 students15:1Rate it →
Merritt HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Elk City
B+
165 students12:1Rate it →
Blanche Thomas HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Sentinel
B+
80 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Carter’s schools

Are Carter’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Carter. Merritt Public Schools and Sentinel Public Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Carter. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Oklahoma’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Carter in?

Merritt Public Schools and Sentinel Public Schools.

Where do Carter kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Merritt HS and Blanche Thomas HS.

Parents talk

What Carter families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.