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Paden Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Paden.

Paden’s Schools page →

Students
207
Schools
2
Spent per student
$14,829
OK $12,210
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
74%
Debt
$1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Paden Public Schools

  • Its letter, B: results better than 61% of Oklahoma districts
  • Graduation rate 6 pts below the state
  • Spends 21% more per student than the OK average
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 6.8% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $1M, about $5,024 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 61% 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 close to the state, 2021–22
B
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Paden. Grade by grade →

PK–8Paden EsThis district
9–12Paden HSThis district

Test scores vs. OK

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency20–24%
State average 24.9% · 107 students tested
Reading / language arts30–34%
State average 27.2% · 108 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)50–100%
State average 81.2% · 14 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

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
$14,829 per student · 21% above OK
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 36%Other 8%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 48%State 42%Federal 10%

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

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

Enrollment over time
222’20
220’21
216’22
205’23
207’24

Down 6.8% since 2020–21.

Students
White 52%American Indian/Alaska Native 20%Two or more races 14%Hispanic 7%Black 3%Asian 2%

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.

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.