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Ringling Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Ringling and Cornish.

Ringling’s Schools page →

Students
314
Schools
3
Spent per student
$15,182
OK $12,210
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
97%
Debt
$1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Ringling Public Schools

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 21% of Oklahoma districts
  • Math proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 5 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 9 pts above the state
  • Spends 24% more per student than the OK average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 11.8% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $1M, about $3,025 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 21% 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
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The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Ringling. Grade by grade →

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

Test scores vs. OK

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency10–14%
State average 24.9% · 183 students tested
Reading / language arts20–24%
State average 27.2% · 181 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–100%
State average 81.2% · 28 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
$15,182 per student · 24% above OK
Spending
Classroom instruction 50%Support & administration 40%Other 10%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 20%State 60%Federal 20%

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

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

Enrollment over time
356’20
399’21
392’22
325’23
314’24

Down 11.8% since 2020–21.

Students
White 60%American Indian/Alaska Native 20%Two or more races 11%Hispanic 9%

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.