Jones Academy is a Native American boarding school and dormitory for students in grades 1–12 in

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Pittsburg County, Oklahoma Pittsburg County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2010 census, the population was 45,837. Its county seat is McAlester. The county was formed from part of the Choctaw Nation in Indian Territory in 1907. County leade ...

, along

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, near Hartsthorne. It is operated by the

Choctaw Nation The Choctaw Nation ( Choctaw: ''Chahta Okla'') is a Native American territory covering about , occupying portions of southeastern Oklahoma in the United States. The Choctaw Nation is the third-largest federally recognized tribe in the United ...

and is affiliated with the

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(BIE). It was established in 1891. In 2006 the school proposed spending $7,162,560 to build its current elementary facility.

Curriculum

Elementary school is provided on-site. Hartshorne Public Schools supervises the elementary academic program, and for grades 7-12 students attend Hartsthorne public schools, with Jones acting as their dormitory only. Because the institution outsources instruction for grades 7–12, the

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(NCES) counts it as a 1-6 school.

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Public elementary schools in Oklahoma Native American boarding schools Education in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma Public boarding schools in the United States 1891 establishments in Oklahoma Territory Educational institutions established in 1891 Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma {{Oklahoma-school-stub