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B−

Howe Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Howe, and parts of Poteau and Heavener.

Howe’s Schools page →

Students
666
Schools
2
Spent per student
$14,075
OK $12,210
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
62%
Debt
$0.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Howe Public Schools

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 49% of Oklahoma districts
  • Graduation rate 14 pts above the state
  • Spends 15% more per student than the OK average
  • 18 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 6.4% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0.3M, about $473 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 49% 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 below the state, 2021–22
B−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
Howe 643

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Howe. Grade by grade →

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

Test scores vs. OK

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency22%
State average 24.9% · 307 students tested
Reading / language arts27%
State average 27.2% · 307 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 81.2% · 43 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

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
$14,075 per student · 15% above OK
Spending
Classroom instruction 48%Support & administration 47%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 28%State 51%Federal 21%

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

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

Enrollment over time
626’20
644’21
690’22
683’23
666’24

Up 6.4% since 2020–21.

Students
White 61%American Indian/Alaska Native 21%Hispanic 10%Two or more races 8%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <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.

Howe Es
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Howe
C
447 students18:1
Howe HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Howe
C+
219 students17:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Shady Point Public SchoolShady Point
$12,936per student
Wister Public SchoolsWister
$13,418per student

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.