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Duncan Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Duncan.

Duncan’s School Grade B+ better than 65% of Oklahoma school districts

Students
3,278
Schools
8
Spent per student
$11,723
OK $12,210
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
67%
Debt
$2.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Duncan Public Schools

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 65% of Oklahoma districts
  • Graduation rate 6 pts above the state
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Debt of $2.4M, about $734 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 65% 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 above the state, 2021–22
B+
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
B+Duncan 23,238

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Duncan. Grade by grade →

K–55 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Duncan MSThis district
9–12Duncan HSThis district

Test scores vs. OK

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency29%
State average 24.9% · 1,680 students tested
Reading / language arts28%
State average 27.2% · 1,686 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)87%
State average 81.2% · 224 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
$11,723 per student · 4% below OK
Spending
Classroom instruction 52%Support & administration 42%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 35%State 51%Federal 14%

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

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

Enrollment over time
3,142’20
3,274’21
3,361’22
3,316’23
3,278’24

Up 4.3% since 2020–21.

Students
White 56%Hispanic 22%Two or more races 13%American Indian/Alaska Native 4%Black 3%Asian 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

8 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Oklahoma’s other public schools.

Will Rogers Pre-K CTR
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Duncan
174 students16:1
Emerson Es
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Duncan
B−
336 students15:1
Horace Mann Es
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Duncan
A−
327 students16:1
Woodrow Wilson Es
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Duncan
C
321 students15:1
Plato Es
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Duncan
A
283 students18:1
Mark Twain Es
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Duncan
C+
160 students15:1
Duncan MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Duncan
B
696 students15:1
Duncan HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Duncan
B+
981 students18:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Bray-Doyle Public SchoolsBray
$23,305per student
Empire Public SchoolsEmpire City
$13,184per student
Marlow Public SchoolsMarlow
$10,444per 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.