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B+

Sequoyah Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Claremore’s School Grade B better than 64% of Oklahoma school districts

Students
1,287
Schools
3
Spent per student
$10,780
OK $12,210
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
45%
Debt
$4.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Sequoyah Public Schools

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 73% of Oklahoma districts
  • Graduation rate 11 pts above the state
  • Spends 12% less per student than the OK average
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Debt of $4.1M, about $3,214 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 73% 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
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B+

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Claremore. Grade by grade →

PK–54 elementary schoolsClaremore Public Schools
6–8Will Rogers JHSClaremore Public Schools
9–12Claremore HSClaremore Public Schools

Test scores vs. OK

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency24%
State average 24.9% · 638 students tested
Reading / language arts31%
State average 27.2% · 638 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 81.2% · 76 in the class

100% 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
$10,780 per student · 12% below OK
Spending
Classroom instruction 54%Support & administration 40%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 34%State 57%Federal 9%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,239’20
1,288’21
1,299’22
1,278’23
1,287’24

Up 3.9% since 2020–21.

Students
White 47%American Indian/Alaska Native 28%Two or more races 16%Hispanic 6%Asian 2%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Sequoyah Es
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Claremore
A−
637 students17:1
Sequoyah MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Claremore
B−
284 students14:1
Sequoyah HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Claremore
A
366 students13:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Claremore Public SchoolsVerdigris
$11,378per student
Verdigris Public SchoolsVerdigris
$10,614per 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.