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Hardesty Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Hardesty.

Hardesty’s Schools page →

Students
43
Schools
2
Spent per student
$26,625
OK $12,210
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
91%
Debt
$0.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Hardesty Public Schools

  • Its letter, D: results better than 12% of Oklahoma districts
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 6 pts below the state
  • Spends 118% more per student than the OK average
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 46.9% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0.2M, about $4,605 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 12% 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
D
The town it serves, and its School Grade
Hardesty 196

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Hardesty. Grade by grade →

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

Test scores vs. OK

2021–22 · class of 2020
Math proficiency0–10%
State average 24.9% · 39 students tested · small group: the state reports a range
Reading / language arts11–19%
State average 27.2% · 39 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)50–100%
State average 80.6% · 7 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
$26,625 per student · 118% above OK
Spending
Classroom instruction 51%Support & administration 46%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 78%State 18%Federal 4%

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

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

Enrollment over time
81’20
67’21
67’22
40’23
43’24

Down 46.9% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 77%White 12%American Indian/Alaska Native 9%Black 2%

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.

Hardesty Es
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Hardesty
C
35 students13:1
Hardesty HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Hardesty
8 students4:1

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.