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Dahlonegah Public School

Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 3 towns

Serves Cherry Tree, Greasy and Bunch, and parts of Lyons Switch.

Cherry Tree’s Schools page →

Students
163
Schools
1
Spent per student
$23,559
OK $12,210
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
91%
The gist

What stands out about Dahlonegah Public School

  • Its letter, D: results better than 7% of Oklahoma districts
  • Math proficiency 17 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Spends 93% more per student than the OK average
  • 11 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 7% 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 towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Cherry Tree. Grade by grade →

PK–8Dahlonegah Public SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. OK

2021–22
Math proficiency6–9%
State average 24.9% · 89 students tested
Reading / language arts10–14%
State average 27.2% · 89 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
$23,559 per student · 93% above OK
Spending
Classroom instruction 47%Support & administration 44%Other 9%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 14%State 37%Federal 49%

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

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

Enrollment over time
168’20
164’21
159’22
186’23
163’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
American Indian/Alaska Native 80%Hispanic 10%White 8%Black 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.