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Belfonte Public School

Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 4 towns

Serves Nicut, Bell, Belfonte and Elohim City, and parts of Short.

Nicut’s Schools page →

Students
135
Schools
2
Spent per student
$17,266
OK $12,210
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
93%
The gist

What stands out about Belfonte Public School

  • Its letter, D−: results better than 1% of Oklahoma districts
  • Math proficiency 22 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Spends 41% more per student than the OK average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 14.6% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D−: better than 1% 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−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
Nicut 609Bell 384Belfonte 208Elohim City 18

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Nicut. Grade by grade →

PK–8Belfonte Public SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. OK

2021–22
Math proficiency0–5%
State average 24.9% · 90 students tested
Reading / language arts6–9%
State average 27.2% · 90 students tested

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
$17,266 per student · 41% above OK
Spending
Classroom instruction 45%Support & administration 44%Other 11%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 11%State 51%Federal 39%

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

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

Enrollment over time
158’20
166’21
162’22
143’23
135’24

Down 14.6% since 2020–21.

Students
American Indian/Alaska Native 48%White 27%Two or more races 21%Hispanic 3%

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.

Belfonte Public School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Muldrow
D−
78 students16:1
Belfonte Bell Es (Adair Cnty)
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Stilwell
D−
57 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.