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C+

Strother Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Earlsboro.

Earlsboro’s Schools page →

Students
371
Schools
2
Spent per student
$13,029
OK $12,210
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
68%
Debt
$0.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Strother Public Schools

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 36% of Oklahoma districts
  • Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Spends 7% more per student than the OK average
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 6.3% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0.8M, about $2,156 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 36% 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
C
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 Earlsboro. Grade by grade →

PK–8Earlsboro EsEarlsboro Public Schools
9–12Earlsboro HSEarlsboro Public Schools

Test scores vs. OK

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency17%
State average 24.9% · 231 students tested
Reading / language arts20%
State average 27.2% · 231 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–89%
State average 81.2% · 34 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
$13,029 per student · 7% above OK
Spending
Classroom instruction 51%Support & administration 43%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 34%State 56%Federal 10%

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

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

Enrollment over time
396’20
415’21
403’22
349’23
371’24

Down 6.3% since 2020–21.

Students
White 54%American Indian/Alaska Native 21%Two or more races 16%Hispanic 9%Black <1%Asian <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.

Strother Es
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Seminole
C
263 students15:1
Strother HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Seminole
A−
108 students17:1

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.