Tushka Public Schools

TUSHKA, the Choctaw Indian word for "warrior", has a colorful history. Prior to 1872, the area was the heavily timbered hunting ground of the Choctaw Indians. Tushka is a rural school, located in the southeast quadrant of the state, some 40 miles north of the Red River On Highway 69 in Atoka County. Today, Tushka Public School serves approximately 330 students in grades K-12. It continues its history of making its marks in all walks of life, well-known in the intellectual, political, athletic, and business worlds.

Tushka Public School, led by a superintendent and two principals, along with 27 teachers and 20 support employees, is dedicated to the purpose of seeing that the students of our community have the best opportunity to learn and enter the work world as a productive citizen.

-