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Temple Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Temple.

Temple’s Schools page →

Students
164
Schools
2
Spent per student
$16,387
OK $12,210
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
77%
Debt
$0.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Temple Public Schools

  • Its letter, D: results better than 10% of Oklahoma districts
  • Math proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 9 pts above the state
  • Spends 34% more per student than the OK average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 15.5% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0.5M, about $3,018 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 10% 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
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Temple. Grade by grade →

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

Test scores vs. OK

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency10–14%
State average 24.9% · 103 students tested
Reading / language arts10–14%
State average 27.2% · 103 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–100%
State average 81.2% · 16 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
$16,387 per student · 34% above OK
Spending
Classroom instruction 50%Support & administration 41%Other 9%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 24%State 50%Federal 26%

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

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

Enrollment over time
194’20
200’21
184’22
168’23
164’24

Down 15.5% since 2020–21.

Students
White 78%Two or more races 9%Hispanic 6%American Indian/Alaska Native 5%Black 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.