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Dewar Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Dewar, Grayson and Hoffman.

Dewar’s Schools page →

Students
531
Schools
3
Spent per student
$12,275
OK $12,210
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
69%
Debt
$0.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Dewar Public Schools

  • Its letter, D: results better than 9% of Oklahoma districts
  • Math proficiency 17 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 9 pts above the state
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 29.8% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0.5M, about $913 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 9% 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
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The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Dewar. Grade by grade →

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

Test scores vs. OK

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency8%
State average 24.9% · 224 students tested
Reading / language arts13%
State average 27.2% · 224 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–100%
State average 81.2% · 30 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
$12,275 per student · 1% above OK
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 31%Other 9%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 15%State 66%Federal 19%

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

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

Enrollment over time
409’20
447’21
496’22
491’23
531’24

Up 29.8% since 2020–21.

Students
American Indian/Alaska Native 45%White 43%Two or more races 7%Black 3%Hispanic 2%

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.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

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.