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Asher Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Asher.

Asher’s Schools page →

Students
272
Schools
2
Spent per student
$11,853
OK $12,210
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
65%
Debt
$0.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Asher Public Schools

  • Its letter, B: results better than 60% of Oklahoma districts
  • Graduation rate 9 pts above the state
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 9.2% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0.3M, about $1,210 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 60% 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 close to the state, 2021–22
B
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Asher. Grade by grade →

PK–8Asher EsThis district
9–12Asher HSThis district

Test scores vs. OK

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency25–29%
State average 24.9% · 134 students tested
Reading / language arts25–29%
State average 27.2% · 134 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–100%
State average 81.2% · 16 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

98% 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
$11,853 per student · 3% below OK
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 34%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 24%State 64%Federal 12%

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

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

Enrollment over time
249’20
259’21
278’22
279’23
272’24

Up 9.2% since 2020–21.

Students
White 61%Two or more races 17%American Indian/Alaska Native 13%Hispanic 9%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

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.