Deer Creek Public Schools
Deer Creek Public Schools is a public school district based in Edmond, Oklahoma, serving 8,156 students in 9 schools. By enrollment it ranks #16 of the 124 Oklahoma districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 88% of them. Its schools average 906 students each, more than the Oklahoma median of 428. It spends about $8,119 per student on day-to-day operations, 17% less than the Oklahoma median. It has roughly 18.2 students per teacher.
How Deer Creek compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Deer Creek | Oklahoma median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $8,119 | $9,827 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $4,834 | $5,709 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $72.1 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $69.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 448 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 815 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 18.2 | 16.3 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 408 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owasso Public SchoolsOwasso | 9,761 | 13 | $8,875 | 18.1 | #13 |
| Yukon Public SchoolsYukon | 9,597 | 12 | $9,514 | 17.5 | #14 |
| Bixby Public SchoolsBixby | 8,374 | 10 | $8,893 | 17.9 | #15 |
| Deer Creek Public SchoolsEdmond · this district | 8,156 | 9 | $8,119 | 18.2 | #16 |
| Enid Public SchoolsEnid | 7,381 | 15 | $9,344 | 17.2 | #17 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarkstown Central School DistrictNew City, NY | 8,188 | $26,107 | 11.5 |
| Galena City School DistrictGalena, AK | 8,168 | $4,611 | 80.1 |
| East Brunswick Township School DistrictEast Brunswick, NJ | 8,163 | $21,777 | 11.3 |
| Longview ISDLongview, TX | 8,138 | $12,398 | 13.2 |
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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