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B−

Calera Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Durant and Calera.

Durant’s School Grade B+ better than 66% of Oklahoma school districts

Students
981
Schools
2
Spent per student
$11,593
OK $12,210
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
78%
Debt
$2.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Calera Public Schools

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 54% of Oklahoma districts
  • Reading proficiency 7 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 7 pts below the state
  • Spends 5% less per student than the OK average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 19.1% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $2.2M, about $2,230 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 well above the state, 2021–22
A−
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
D
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B+Durant 21,552B−Calera 3,145

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Durant. Grade by grade →

K–43 elementary schoolsDurant Public Schools
7–8Durant MSDurant Public Schools
9–12Durant HSDurant Public Schools

Test scores vs. OK

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency29%
State average 24.9% · 412 students tested
Reading / language arts34%
State average 27.2% · 413 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)70–79%
State average 81.2% · 45 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
$11,593 per student · 5% below OK
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 35%Other 10%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 31%State 55%Federal 15%

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

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

Enrollment over time
824’20
847’21
847’22
923’23
981’24

Up 19.1% since 2020–21.

Students
White 47%Two or more races 26%American Indian/Alaska Native 18%Hispanic 8%Asian <1%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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.

Calera Es
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Calera
B
754 students17:1
Calera HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Calera
D−
227 students12:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Caddo Public SchoolsArmstrong
$13,179per student
Colbert Public SchoolsColbert
$12,250per 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.