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C−

Commerce Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Miami, Commerce and North Miami.

Miami’s School Grade C better than 34% of Oklahoma school districts

Students
837
Schools
3
Spent per student
$11,576
OK $12,210
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
84%
Debt
$1.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Commerce Public Schools

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 21% of Oklahoma districts
  • Math proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 14 pts above the state
  • Spends 5% less per student than the OK average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Debt of $1.9M, about $2,262 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 21% 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
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
CMiami 12,893C−Commerce 2,260North Miami 294

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Miami. Grade by grade →

PK–KWilson EsMiami Public Schools
1–32 elementary schoolsMiami Public Schools
7–9Miami Jr. HSMiami Public Schools
10–12Miami HSMiami Public Schools

Test scores vs. OK

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency13%
State average 24.9% · 411 students tested
Reading / language arts21%
State average 27.2% · 411 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 81.2% · 40 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
$11,576 per student · 5% below OK
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 33%Other 8%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 21%State 63%Federal 16%

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

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

Enrollment over time
838’20
821’21
883’22
892’23
837’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 35%Hispanic 28%American Indian/Alaska Native 25%Two or more races 10%Black 2%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

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

Alexander Es
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Commerce
C−
447 students17:1
Commerce MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Commerce
C+
173 students14:1
Commerce HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Commerce
B−
217 students14:1

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.