Altus Public Schools
Altus Public Schools is a public school district based in Altus, Oklahoma, serving 3,593 students in 7 schools. By enrollment it ranks #30 of the 124 Oklahoma districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 76% of them. Its schools average 513 students each, more than the Oklahoma median of 428. It spends about $9,470 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 18.0 students per teacher.
How Altus compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Altus | Oklahoma median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $9,470 | $9,827 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $5,596 | $5,709 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $34.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $32.7 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 200 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 494 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 18.0 | 16.3 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 276 | 356 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Oklahoma median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
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Peer districts in Oklahoma
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapulpa Public SchoolsSapulpa | 3,714 | 7 | $9,088 | 17.4 | #27 |
| Tahlequah Public SchoolsTahlequah | 3,712 | 6 | $11,389 | 16.4 | #28 |
| Coweta Public SchoolsCoweta | 3,668 | 8 | $8,237 | 17.0 | #29 |
| Altus Public SchoolsAltus · this district | 3,593 | 7 | $9,470 | 18.0 | #30 |
| Guthrie Public SchoolsGuthrie | 3,483 | 7 | $11,506 | 16.2 | #31 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| McDonald Co. R-IAnderson, MO | 3,595 | $9,102 | 12.8 |
| Paramus Public School DistrictParamus, NJ | 3,595 | $26,559 | 10.9 |
| Giles CountyPulaski, TN | 3,595 | $9,731 | n/a |
| School District of the ChathamsChatham, NJ | 3,594 | $20,094 | 11.0 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-ok-altus-public-schools