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Fargo Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Gage and Fargo.

Gage’s Schools page →

Students
226
Schools
2
Spent per student
$20,443
OK $12,210
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
77%
Debt
$0.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Fargo Public Schools

  • Its letter, A: results better than 91% of Oklahoma districts
  • Math proficiency 17 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 10 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 9 pts above the state
  • Spends 67% more per student than the OK average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Debt of $0.9M, about $3,942 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 91% 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
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The towns it serves, and their School Grades
Gage 416Fargo 303

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Gage. Grade by grade →

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

Test scores vs. OK

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency40–44%
State average 24.9% · 112 students tested
Reading / language arts35–39%
State average 27.2% · 112 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–100%
State average 81.2% · 20 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

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
$20,443 per student · 67% above OK
Spending
Classroom instruction 52%Support & administration 42%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 68%State 28%Federal 4%

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

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

Enrollment over time
228’20
209’21
222’22
219’23
226’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 61%Hispanic 25%Two or more races 11%American Indian/Alaska Native 3%Black <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.

Fargo Es
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Fargo
B+
155 students11:1
Fargo HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Fargo
B
71 students10:1

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.