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B+

Preston Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12

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

Students
590
Schools
2
Spent per student
$10,761
OK $12,210
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
66%
Debt
$0M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Preston Public Schools

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 67% of Oklahoma districts
  • Graduation rate 14 pts above the state
  • Spends 12% less per student than the OK average
  • 18 students per teacher
  • Debt of $0M, about $14 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 67% 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 above the state, 2021–22
B+

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Okmulgee. Grade by grade →

PK–4Okmulgee Primary EsOkmulgee Public Schools
5–8Dunbar Intermediate EsOkmulgee Public Schools
9–12Okmulgee HSOkmulgee Public Schools

Test scores vs. OK

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency28%
State average 24.9% · 312 students tested
Reading / language arts30%
State average 27.2% · 312 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 81.2% · 57 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
$10,761 per student · 12% below OK
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 36%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 15%State 68%Federal 17%

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

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

Enrollment over time
606’20
640’21
641’22
627’23
590’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Two or more races 31%White 29%American Indian/Alaska Native 22%Black 9%Hispanic 8%Asian 1%

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.

Preston Es
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Preston
B+
392 students17:1
Preston HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Okmulgee
B+
198 students21:1

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.