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Jay Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Jay, Spavinaw and Disney.

Jay’s School Grade C better than 25% of Oklahoma school districts

Students
1,559
Schools
4
Spent per student
$15,131
OK $12,210
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
79%
Debt
$6.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Jay Public Schools

  • Its letter, C: results better than 25% of Oklahoma districts
  • Math proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Spends 24% more per student than the OK average
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 6.1% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $6.5M, about $4,166 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 25% 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
C
GraduationFour-year graduation below the state, class of 2023
C−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
CJay 2,507Spavinaw 366Disney 229

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Jay. Grade by grade →

PK–3Jay EsThis district
7–8Jay MSThis district
9–12Jay HSThis district

Test scores vs. OK

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency18%
State average 24.9% · 820 students tested
Reading / language arts18%
State average 27.2% · 823 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)75–79%
State average 81.2% · 115 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
$15,131 per student · 24% above OK
Spending
Classroom instruction 54%Support & administration 38%Other 9%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 26%State 42%Federal 31%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,470’20
1,586’21
1,595’22
1,556’23
1,559’24

Up 6.1% since 2020–21.

Students
American Indian/Alaska Native 54%White 24%Hispanic 10%Asian 8%Two or more races 3%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <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.

Jay Es
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Jay
B+
538 students14:1
Jay Upper Es
Middle · Grades 4–6 · Jay
C−
321 students15:1
Jay MS
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Jay
C
229 students13:1
Jay HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Jay
C+
471 students16:1

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.