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C+

Broken Bow Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Broken Bow and Hochatown.

Broken Bow’s School Grade C+ better than 43% of Oklahoma school districts

Students
1,605
Schools
4
Spent per student
$12,271
OK $12,210
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
79%
Debt
$1.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Broken Bow Public Schools

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 43% of Oklahoma districts
  • Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 6 pts above the state
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Debt of $1.3M, about $806 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 43% 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
C
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C+Broken Bow 4,211Hochatown 268

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Broken Bow. Grade by grade →

PK–2Dierks EsThis district
3–5Bennett EsThis district
6–8Rector Johnson MSThis district
9–12Broken Bow HSThis district

Test scores vs. OK

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency17%
State average 24.9% · 753 students tested
Reading / language arts20%
State average 27.2% · 754 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)85–89%
State average 81.2% · 167 in the class

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
$12,271 per student · 0% above OK
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 36%Other 8%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 45%State 35%Federal 20%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,537’20
1,587’21
1,583’22
1,580’23
1,605’24

Up 4.4% since 2020–21.

Students
White 34%Two or more races 24%American Indian/Alaska Native 15%Hispanic 13%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 8%Black 5%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.

Dierks Es
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Broken Bow
387 students18:1
Bennett Es
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Broken Bow
B
269 students17:1
Rector Johnson MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Broken Bow
C−
343 students14:1
Broken Bow HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Broken Bow
B−
606 students15:1

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.