Dewey Public Schools
Dewey Public Schools is a public school district based in Dewey, Oklahoma, serving 1,157 students in 3 schools. By enrollment it ranks #104 of the 124 Oklahoma districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 16% of them. Its schools average 386 students each, about the same as the Oklahoma median of 428. It spends about $8,747 per student on day-to-day operations, 11% less than the Oklahoma median. It has roughly 15.2 students per teacher.
How Dewey compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Dewey | Oklahoma median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $8,747 | $9,827 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $5,338 | $5,709 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $10.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $10.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 76 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 144 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 15.2 | 16.3 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 386 | 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 | 1,160 | 3 | $9,738 | 15.1 | #103 |
| Dewey Public SchoolsDewey · this district | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estherville Lincoln Central Community School DistrictEstherville, IA | 1,157 | $12,728 | 12.3 |
| Onsted Community SchoolsOnsted, MI | 1,157 | $11,012 | 15.2 |
| Laurel ElementaryLaurel, MT | 1,157 | $12,768 | 14.8 |
| Cotulla ISDCotulla, TX | 1,157 | $16,143 | 10.1 |
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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