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Brushy Public School

Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 2 towns

Serves Brushy and Stoney Point.

Brushy’s Schools page →

Students
379
Schools
1
Spent per student
$12,369
OK $12,210
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
80%
Debt
$0.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Brushy Public School

  • Its letter, C: results better than 25% of Oklahoma districts
  • Math proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • 17 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 5.3% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0.2M, about $580 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 25% 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
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
Brushy 777Stoney Point 188

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Brushy. Grade by grade →

PK–8Brushy Public SchoolThis district
9–12Sallisaw HSSallisaw Public Schools

Test scores vs. OK

2021–22
Math proficiency19%
State average 24.9% · 201 students tested
Reading / language arts15–19%
State average 27.2% · 200 students tested

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 72% at Sallisaw, which runs the high school (state 81.2%) · class of 2023.

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
$12,369 per student · 1% above OK
Spending
Classroom instruction 53%Support & administration 37%Other 10%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 13%State 67%Federal 20%

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

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

Enrollment over time
360’20
377’21
393’22
363’23
379’24

Up 5.3% since 2020–21.

Students
American Indian/Alaska Native 61%White 33%Two or more races 3%Hispanic 2%Asian 2%

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.

Brushy Public School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Sallisaw
C
379 students17:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Marble City Public SchoolMarble City
$19,897per 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.