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Covington-Douglas Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Covington, Marshall and Douglas.

Covington’s Schools page →

Students
229
Schools
2
Spent per student
$17,598
OK $12,210
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
60%
Debt
$1.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Covington-Douglas Schools

  • Its letter, B: results better than 59% of Oklahoma districts
  • Math proficiency 7 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 5 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 9 pts above the state
  • Spends 44% more per student than the OK average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 16.7% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $1.1M, about $5,004 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 59% 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
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Covington. Grade by grade →

PK–8Covington-Douglas EsThis district
9–12Covington-Douglas HSThis district

Test scores vs. OK

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency30–34%
State average 24.9% · 134 students tested
Reading / language arts20–24%
State average 27.2% · 134 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–100%
State average 81.2% · 20 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

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
$17,598 per student · 44% above OK
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 36%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 70%State 21%Federal 9%

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

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

Enrollment over time
275’20
273’21
248’22
239’23
229’24

Down 16.7% since 2020–21.

Students
White 69%Two or more races 17%Hispanic 11%American Indian/Alaska Native 3%

Schools in the district

2 public schools. 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.