Bethel Public Schools
Bethel Public Schools is a public school district based in Shawnee, Oklahoma, serving 1,160 students in 3 schools. By enrollment it ranks #103 of the 124 Oklahoma districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 17% of them. Its schools average 387 students each, about the same as the Oklahoma median of 428. It spends about $9,738 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 15.1 students per teacher.
How Bethel compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Bethel | Oklahoma median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $9,738 | $9,827 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,282 | $5,709 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $11.1 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $11.5 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 77 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 174 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 15.1 | 16.3 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 290 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jones Public SchoolsJones | 1,170 | 3 | $8,859 | 18.6 | #102 |
| Bethel Public SchoolsShawnee · this district | 1,160 | 3 | $9,738 | 15.1 | #103 |
| Dewey Public SchoolsDewey | 1,157 | 3 | $8,747 | 15.2 | #104 |
| Stigler Public SchoolsStigler | 1,150 | 3 | $10,243 | 15.5 | #105 |
| Eufaula Public SchoolsEufaula | 1,148 | 3 | $11,237 | 14.3 | #106 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty-Perry Community School CorporationSelma, IN | 1,161 | $8,705 | 16.8 |
| ConcordiaConcordia, KS | 1,161 | $16,952 | 12.9 |
| MillisMillis, MA | 1,161 | $20,478 | 12.8 |
| RSU 38Readfield, ME | 1,160 | $17,770 | 10.0 |
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.
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