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Crescent Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Crescent and Cimarron City.

Crescent’s School Grade B− better than 47% of Oklahoma school districts

Students
564
Schools
3
Spent per student
$11,374
OK $12,210
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
50%
Debt
$3.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Crescent Public Schools

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 47% of Oklahoma districts
  • Math proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • Spends 7% less per student than the OK average
  • 19 students per teacher
  • Debt of $3.7M, about $6,500 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 47% 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 below the state, 2021–22
B−
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
C
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B−Crescent 1,429Cimarron City 162

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Crescent. Grade by grade →

PK–5Crescent EsThis district
6–8Crescent MSThis district
9–12Crescent HSThis district

Test scores vs. OK

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency19%
State average 24.9% · 300 students tested
Reading / language arts26%
State average 27.2% · 301 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–89%
State average 81.2% · 56 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
$11,374 per student · 7% below OK
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 39%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 44%State 47%Federal 9%

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

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

Enrollment over time
552’20
586’21
589’22
575’23
564’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 70%Two or more races 14%American Indian/Alaska Native 9%Hispanic 4%Black 4%

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.

Crescent Es
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Crescent
B+
277 students18:1
Crescent MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Crescent
C−
113 students22:1
Crescent HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Crescent
B
174 students19:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Guthrie Public SchoolsGuthrie
$10,615per 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.