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Okmulgee Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Okmulgee.

Okmulgee’s School Grade D better than 6% of Oklahoma school districts

Students
1,077
Schools
3
Spent per student
$14,442
OK $12,210
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
94%
Debt
$5.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Okmulgee Public Schools

  • Its letter, D: results better than 6% of Oklahoma districts
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 14 pts below the state
  • Spends 18% more per student than the OK average
  • 18 students per teacher
  • Debt of $5.4M, about $5,042 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 6% 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
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
D
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Okmulgee. Grade by grade →

PK–4Okmulgee Primary EsThis district
5–8Dunbar Intermediate EsThis district
9–12Okmulgee HSThis district

Test scores vs. OK

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency7%
State average 24.9% · 553 students tested
Reading / language arts11%
State average 27.2% · 554 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)65–69%
State average 81.2% · 95 in the class

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
$14,442 per student · 18% above OK
Spending
Classroom instruction 40%Support & administration 53%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 31%State 47%Federal 22%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,117’20
1,114’21
1,185’22
1,180’23
1,077’24

Down 3.6% since 2020–21.

Students
White 28%American Indian/Alaska Native 25%Two or more races 24%Black 15%Hispanic 7%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <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.

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.