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Clinton Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Clinton.

Clinton’s School Grade B better than 55% of Oklahoma school districts

Students
2,023
Schools
5
Spent per student
$15,319
OK $12,210
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
82%
Debt
$20.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Clinton Public Schools

  • Its letter, B: results better than 55% of Oklahoma districts
  • Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 11 pts above the state
  • Spends 25% more per student than the OK average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Debt of $20.2M, about $9,961 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 55% 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 town it serves, and its School Grade
BClinton 8,302

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Clinton. Grade by grade →

PK–1Nance EsThis district
2–4Southwest EsThis district
7–8Clinton MSThis district
9–12Clinton HSThis district

Test scores vs. OK

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency17%
State average 24.9% · 1,034 students tested
Reading / language arts24%
State average 27.2% · 1,036 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 81.2% · 180 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
$15,319 per student · 25% above OK
Spending
Classroom instruction 48%Support & administration 44%Other 8%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 28%State 49%Federal 23%

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

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

Enrollment over time
2,066’20
2,066’21
2,080’22
2,029’23
2,023’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 55%White 26%Two or more races 8%American Indian/Alaska Native 7%Black 3%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Nance Es
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Clinton
366 students15:1
Southwest Es
Elementary · Grades 2–4 · Clinton
C
449 students14:1
Washington Es
Middle · Grades 5–6 · Clinton
B−
313 students16:1
Clinton MS
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Clinton
A−
286 students14:1
Clinton HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Clinton
C
609 students19:1

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.