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C

Bearden Public School

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Bearden.

Bearden’s Schools page →

Students
141
Schools
1
Spent per student
$10,881
OK $12,210
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
72%
Debt
$0.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Bearden Public School

  • Its letter, C: results better than 29% of Oklahoma districts
  • Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 5 pts below the state
  • Spends 11% less per student than the OK average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Debt of $0.3M, about $2,092 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 29% 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 below the state, 2021–22
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The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Bearden. Grade by grade →

PK–8Bearden Public SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. OK

2021–22
Math proficiency15–19%
State average 24.9% · 76 students tested
Reading / language arts20–24%
State average 27.2% · 76 students tested

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
$10,881 per student · 11% below OK
Spending
Classroom instruction 54%Support & administration 37%Other 9%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 21%State 62%Federal 18%

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

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

Enrollment over time
139’20
141’21
140’22
143’23
141’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
American Indian/Alaska Native 48%White 39%Two or more races 11%Black 2%Hispanic <1%

Schools in the district

1 public school. 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.