Checotah Public Schools
Checotah Public Schools is a public school district based in Checotah, Oklahoma, serving 1,428 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #83 of the 124 Oklahoma districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 33% of them. Its schools average 357 students each, fewer than the Oklahoma median of 428. It spends about $10,882 per student on day-to-day operations, 11% more than the Oklahoma median. It has roughly 16.0 students per teacher.
How Checotah compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Checotah | Oklahoma median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $10,882 | $9,827 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,278 | $5,709 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $16.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $15.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 89 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 191 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 16.0 | 16.3 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 286 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lone Grove Public SchoolsLone Grove | 1,454 | 4 | $8,624 | 15.0 | #80 |
| Sulphur Public SchoolsSulphur | 1,435 | 4 | $9,514 | 17.9 | #81 |
| Pauls Valley Public SchoolsPauls Valley | 1,434 | 4 | $10,699 | 15.3 | #82 |
| Checotah Public SchoolsChecotah · this district | 1,428 | 4 | $10,882 | 16.0 | #83 |
| Seminole Public SchoolsSeminole | 1,401 | 5 | $11,475 | 16.7 | #84 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia School DistrictBrooklyn, MI | 1,428 | $10,499 | 15.7 |
| Audubon Public School DistrictAudubon, NJ | 1,428 | $18,937 | 10.4 |
| Gouverneur Central School DistrictGouverneur, NY | 1,428 | $21,068 | 11.6 |
| North College Hill CityCincinnati, OH | 1,428 | $14,605 | 17.9 |
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-checotah-public-schools