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Welch Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Welch.

Welch’s Schools page →

Students
297
Schools
3
Spent per student
$16,095
OK $12,210
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
68%
Debt
$0.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Welch 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 14 pts above the state
  • Spends 32% more per student than the OK average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 5.3% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0.4M, about $1,444 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
C
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Welch. Grade by grade →

PK–5Welch EsThis district
6–8Welch MSThis district
9–12Welch HSThis district

Test scores vs. OK

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency10–14%
State average 24.9% · 132 students tested
Reading / language arts20–24%
State average 27.2% · 132 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 81.2% · 35 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
$16,095 per student · 32% above OK
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 36%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 38%State 52%Federal 10%

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

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

Enrollment over time
282’20
281’21
286’22
294’23
297’24

Up 5.3% since 2020–21.

Students
White 46%American Indian/Alaska Native 36%Two or more races 7%Hispanic 6%Black 3%Asian 1%

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.