Bethany Public Schools
Bethany Public Schools is a public school district based in Bethany, Oklahoma, serving 1,762 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #65 of the 124 Oklahoma districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 48% of them. Its schools average 440 students each, about the same as the Oklahoma median of 428. It spends about $8,805 per student on day-to-day operations, 10% less than the Oklahoma median. It has roughly 16.9 students per teacher.
How Bethany compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Bethany | Oklahoma median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $8,805 | $9,827 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $5,695 | $5,709 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $16.0 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $16.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 104 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 229 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 16.9 | 16.3 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 294 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catoosa Public SchoolsCatoosa | 1,792 | 3 | $9,667 | 17.1 | #64 |
| Bethany Public SchoolsBethany · this district | 1,762 | 4 | $8,805 | 16.9 | #65 |
| Byng Public SchoolsAda | 1,753 | 5 | $10,384 | 14.4 | #66 |
| Madill Public SchoolsMadill | 1,716 | 3 | $9,947 | 16.5 | #67 |
| Fort Gibson Public SchoolsFort Gibson | 1,714 | 4 | $10,020 | 14.9 | #68 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Decatur County Community SchoolsGreensburg, IN | 1,764 | $10,847 | 12.6 |
| Somerset IndependentSomerset, KY | 1,762 | $11,705 | 14.6 |
| RSU 40/msad 40Union, ME | 1,762 | $16,595 | 10.7 |
| Manville School DistrictManville, NJ | 1,761 | $18,744 | 10.4 |
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.
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