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Okarche Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Okarche.

Okarche’s School Grade A better than 94% of Oklahoma school districts

Students
450
Schools
3
Spent per student
$18,512
OK $12,210
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
30%
Debt
$6.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Okarche Public Schools

  • Its letter, A: results better than 94% of Oklahoma districts
  • Math proficiency 19 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 16 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 9 pts above the state
  • Spends 52% more per student than the OK average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 16.3% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $6.7M, about $14,853 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 94% 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 above the state, 2021–22
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The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Okarche. Grade by grade →

PK–6Okarche EsThis district
7–9Okarche JHSThis district
10–12Okarche HSThis district

Test scores vs. OK

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency44%
State average 24.9% · 204 students tested
Reading / language arts43%
State average 27.2% · 204 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–100%
State average 81.2% · 28 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
$18,512 per student · 52% above OK
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 37%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 77%State 20%Federal 3%

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

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

Enrollment over time
387’20
395’21
433’22
461’23
450’24

Up 16.3% since 2020–21.

Students
White 85%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 6%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%

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.

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.