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Mason Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12

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Students
235
Schools
2
Spent per student
$13,996
OK $12,210
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
79%
Debt
$0.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Mason Public Schools

  • Its letter, D−: results better than 4% of Oklahoma districts
  • Math proficiency 22 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 12 pts below the state
  • Spends 15% more per student than the OK average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Debt of $0.5M, about $2,213 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D−: better than 4% 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−

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for IXL. Grade by grade →

PK–3Oakes EsOkemah Public Schools
6–8Okemah MSOkemah Public Schools
9–12Okemah HSOkemah Public Schools

Test scores vs. OK

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency0–5%
State average 24.9% · 129 students tested
Reading / language arts10–14%
State average 27.2% · 129 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)60–79%
State average 81.2% · 18 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
$13,996 per student · 15% above OK
Spending
Classroom instruction 53%Support & administration 37%Other 10%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 17%State 61%Federal 22%

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

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

Enrollment over time
233’20
254’21
255’22
246’23
235’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 46%Two or more races 26%American Indian/Alaska Native 25%Hispanic 1%Asian 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.

Mason Es
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Mason
D
171 students19:1
Mason HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Mason
D
64 students11:1

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.