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B−

Dewey Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Dewey, and parts of Bartlesville.

Dewey’s School Grade B− better than 54% of Oklahoma school districts

Students
1,157
Schools
3
Spent per student
$10,842
OK $12,210
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
57%
Debt
$1.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Dewey Public Schools

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 54% of Oklahoma districts
  • Spends 11% less per student than the OK average
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Debt of $1.6M, about $1,375 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 54% 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 close to 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 Dewey. Grade by grade →

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

Test scores vs. OK

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency23%
State average 24.9% · 620 students tested
Reading / language arts30%
State average 27.2% · 620 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–84%
State average 81.2% · 113 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
$10,842 per student · 11% below OK
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 36%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 24%State 65%Federal 11%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,213’20
1,226’21
1,232’22
1,206’23
1,157’24

Down 4.6% since 2020–21.

Students
White 61%American Indian/Alaska Native 20%Two or more races 10%Hispanic 7%Black 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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.

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.