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Depew Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Depew, and parts of Stroud.

Depew’s Schools page →

Students
364
Schools
2
Spent per student
$11,525
OK $12,210
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
71%
Debt
$1.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Depew Public Schools

  • Its letter, B: results better than 57% of Oklahoma districts
  • Spends 6% less per student than the OK average
  • 17 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 6.1% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $1.3M, about $3,659 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 57% 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 above the state, class of 2023
C
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Depew. Grade by grade →

PK–8Depew EsThis district
9–12Depew HSThis district

Test scores vs. OK

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency25–29%
State average 24.9% · 190 students tested
Reading / language arts25–29%
State average 27.2% · 190 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–89%
State average 81.2% · 32 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
$11,525 per student · 6% below OK
Spending
Classroom instruction 48%Support & administration 44%Other 8%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 54%State 36%Federal 10%

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

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

Enrollment over time
343’20
355’21
369’22
383’23
364’24

Up 6.1% since 2020–21.

Students
White 64%American Indian/Alaska Native 23%Two or more races 11%Hispanic 2%

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.