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C+

Idabel Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Idabel.

Idabel’s School Grade C better than 32% of Oklahoma school districts

Students
1,277
Schools
4
Spent per student
$12,546
OK $12,210
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
86%
Debt
$4.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Idabel Public Schools

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 36% of Oklahoma districts
  • 18 students per teacher
  • Debt of $4.6M, about $3,569 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 36% 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−
GraduationFour-year graduation below the state, class of 2023
C−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
CIdabel 6,934

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Idabel. Grade by grade →

PK–1Idabel Primary South EsThis district
2–5Central EsThis district
6–8Idabel MSThis district
9–12Idabel HSThis district

Test scores vs. OK

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency22%
State average 24.9% · 565 students tested
Reading / language arts25%
State average 27.2% · 565 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)75–79%
State average 81.2% · 95 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
$12,546 per student · 3% above OK
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 35%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 19%State 58%Federal 23%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,250’20
1,212’21
1,227’22
1,256’23
1,277’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Two or more races 24%White 23%Black 21%Hispanic 19%American Indian/Alaska Native 8%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 5%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

4 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Oklahoma’s other public schools.

Idabel Primary South Es
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Idabel
260 students20:1
Central Es
Elementary · Grades 2–5 · Idabel
B−
347 students15:1
Idabel MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Idabel
C+
242 students18:1
Idabel HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Idabel
B−
428 students19:1

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.