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C+

Tecumseh Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Tecumseh and Pink, and parts of Brooksville.

Tecumseh’s School Grade C+ better than 37% of Oklahoma school districts

Students
1,946
Schools
5
Spent per student
$12,004
OK $12,210
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
66%
Debt
$2.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Tecumseh Public Schools

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 37% of Oklahoma districts
  • Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 6 pts above the state
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Debt of $2.3M, about $1,177 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 37% 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
C
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C+Tecumseh 6,402CPink 2,200

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Tecumseh. Grade by grade →

PK–KTecumseh Early Childhood CTRThis district
3–5Cross Timbers EsThis district
6–8Tecumseh MSThis district
9–12Tecumseh HSThis district

Test scores vs. OK

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency14%
State average 24.9% · 956 students tested
Reading / language arts20%
State average 27.2% · 957 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)85–89%
State average 81.2% · 157 in the class

97% 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
$12,004 per student · 2% below OK
Spending
Classroom instruction 53%Support & administration 40%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 19%State 62%Federal 19%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,923’20
1,938’21
1,968’22
1,951’23
1,946’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 55%Two or more races 20%American Indian/Alaska Native 15%Hispanic 7%Black 2%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

5 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Oklahoma’s other public schools.

Tecumseh Early Childhood CTR
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Tecumseh
202 students13:1
Barnard Es
Elementary · Grades 1–2 · Tecumseh
251 students15:1
Cross Timbers Es
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Tecumseh
C−
409 students17:1
Tecumseh MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Tecumseh
C−
400 students15:1
Tecumseh HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Tecumseh
B−
684 students17:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Bethel Public SchoolsBethel Acres
$10,939per student

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.