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Elgin Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Elgin and Medicine Park.

Elgin’s School Grade A better than 87% of Oklahoma school districts

Students
2,534
Schools
3
Spent per student
$10,379
OK $12,210
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
29%
Debt
$5.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Elgin Public Schools

  • Its letter, A: results better than 87% of Oklahoma districts
  • Math proficiency 7 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 12 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 16 pts above the state
  • Spends 15% less per student than the OK average
  • 18 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 9.9% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $5.5M, about $2,164 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 87% 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 above the state, class of 2023
A
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
AElgin 3,653Medicine Park 497

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Elgin. Grade by grade →

PK–4Elgin EsThis district
5–8Elgin MSThis district
9–12Elgin HSThis district

Test scores vs. OK

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency32%
State average 24.9% · 1,326 students tested
Reading / language arts39%
State average 27.2% · 1,329 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 81.2% · 178 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
$10,379 per student · 15% below OK
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 40%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 29%State 55%Federal 16%

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

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

Enrollment over time
2,306’20
2,484’21
2,507’22
2,486’23
2,534’24

Up 9.9% since 2020–21.

Students
White 57%Hispanic 18%Two or more races 11%American Indian/Alaska Native 8%Black 3%Asian 1%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.

Elgin Es
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Elgin
A−
946 students18:1
Elgin MS
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Elgin
A−
799 students18:1
Elgin HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Elgin
A
789 students18:1

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.