Cushing Public Schools
Cushing Public Schools is a public school district based in Cushing, Oklahoma, serving 1,681 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #71 of the 124 Oklahoma districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 43% of them. Its schools average 336 students each, fewer than the Oklahoma median of 428. It spends about $12,399 per student on day-to-day operations, 26% more than the Oklahoma median. It has roughly 14.4 students per teacher.
How Cushing compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Cushing | Oklahoma median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $12,399 | $9,827 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,251 | $5,709 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $27.1 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $39.5 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 117 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 243 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 14.4 | 16.3 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 336 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madill Public SchoolsMadill | 1,716 | 3 | $9,947 | 16.5 | #67 |
| Fort Gibson Public SchoolsFort Gibson | 1,714 | 4 | $10,020 | 14.9 | #68 |
| Oologah-Talala Public SchoolsOologah | 1,709 | 4 | $8,661 | 16.3 | #69 |
| Bristow Public SchoolsBristow | 1,685 | 4 | $9,847 | 16.2 | #70 |
| Cushing Public SchoolsCushing · this district | 1,681 | 5 | $12,399 | 14.4 | #71 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Community School DistrictGilbert, IA | 1,682 | $11,242 | 15.3 |
| Johnsburg CUSD 12Johnsburg, IL | 1,681 | $18,934 | 14.0 |
| Kinnikinnick CCSD 131Roscoe, IL | 1,681 | $14,948 | n/a |
| Northwestern LocalSpringfield, OH | 1,681 | $11,356 | 20.0 |
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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