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Dickson Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Ardmore and Dickson, and parts of Gene Autry.

Ardmore’s School Grade B better than 64% of Oklahoma school districts

Students
1,229
Schools
4
Spent per student
$11,311
OK $12,210
Students per teacher
20:1
Free or reduced lunch
62%
Debt
$7.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Dickson Public Schools

  • Its letter, B: results better than 57% of Oklahoma districts
  • Reading proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 11 pts above the state
  • Spends 7% less per student than the OK average
  • 20 students per teacher
  • Debt of $7.1M, about $5,742 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 57% 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 below the state, 2021–22
C+
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
BArdmore 24,956BDickson 1,363

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Ardmore. Grade by grade →

PK–22 elementary schoolsPlainview Public Schools
3–52 elementary schoolsArdmore Public Schools
6–82 middle schoolsPlainview Public Schools
9–122 high schoolsArdmore Public Schools

Test scores vs. OK

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency23%
State average 24.9% · 661 students tested
Reading / language arts21%
State average 27.2% · 661 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 81.2% · 95 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
$11,311 per student · 7% below OK
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 32%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 36%State 55%Federal 9%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,286’20
1,352’21
1,370’22
1,270’23
1,229’24

Down 4.4% since 2020–21.

Students
White 53%Two or more races 20%American Indian/Alaska Native 14%Hispanic 12%Black <1%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

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

Dickson Es
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Ardmore
323 students25:1
Dickson Upper Es
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Ardmore
B+
277 students15:1
Dickson MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Ardmore
C−
282 students21:1
Dickson HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Ardmore
C
347 students21:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Springer Public SchoolsSpringer
$15,342per student

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.