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B+

Forgan Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Forgan and Knowles.

Forgan’s Schools page →

Students
104
Schools
2
Spent per student
$22,371
OK $12,210
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
57%
Debt
$0.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Forgan Public Schools

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 68% of Oklahoma districts
  • Reading proficiency 7 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 6 pts below the state
  • Spends 83% more per student than the OK average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 11.1% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0.5M, about $5,000 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 68% 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+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
Forgan 435Knowles 5

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Forgan. Grade by grade →

PK–8Forgan EsThis district
9–12Forgan HSThis district

Test scores vs. OK

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency20–29%
State average 24.9% · 54 students tested
Reading / language arts30–39%
State average 27.2% · 54 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)50–100%
State average 81.2% · 11 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

95% 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
$22,371 per student · 83% above OK
Spending
Classroom instruction 49%Support & administration 44%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 72%State 18%Federal 9%

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

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

Enrollment over time
117’20
116’21
105’22
105’23
104’24

Down 11.1% since 2020–21.

Students
White 76%Hispanic 21%American Indian/Alaska Native 3%

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.

Forgan Es
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Forgan
B
76 students14:1
Forgan HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Forgan
B
28 students14:1

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.