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Byng Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Ada, Byng and Francis.

Ada’s School Grade B better than 58% of Oklahoma school districts

Students
1,753
Schools
5
Spent per student
$11,320
OK $12,210
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
52%
Debt
$4.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Byng Public Schools

  • Its letter, A−: results better than 83% of Oklahoma districts
  • Math proficiency 13 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 13 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 6 pts above the state
  • Spends 7% less per student than the OK average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Debt of $4.3M, about $2,461 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A−: better than 83% of the 522 Oklahoma school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
BAda 16,660A−Byng 1,414Francis 257

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Ada. Grade by grade →

PK–32 elementary schoolsThis district
7–9Ada JHSAda Public Schools
10–12Ada HSAda Public Schools

Test scores vs. OK

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency38%
State average 24.9% · 856 students tested
Reading / language arts40%
State average 27.2% · 857 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)85–89%
State average 81.2% · 87 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$11,320 per student · 7% below OK
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 38%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 26%State 59%Federal 15%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,671’20
1,768’21
1,784’22
1,751’23
1,753’24

Up 4.9% since 2020–21.

Students
White 39%American Indian/Alaska Native 36%Two or more races 15%Hispanic 9%Black <1%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

5 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Oklahoma’s other public schools.

Homer Es
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Ada
A+
502 students15:1
Francis Es
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Ada
A−
201 students14:1
Byng Es
Middle · Grades 4–6 · Ada
B+
382 students14:1
Byng JHS
Middle · Grades 7–9 · Ada
B+
370 students16:1
Byng HS
High · Grades 10–12 · Ada
B+
298 students12:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Oklahoma.