Duncan Public Schools
Duncan Public Schools is a public school district based in Duncan, Oklahoma, serving 3,278 students in 8 schools. By enrollment it ranks #33 of the 124 Oklahoma districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 74% of them. Its schools average 410 students each, about the same as the Oklahoma median of 428. It spends about $9,677 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 16.3 students per teacher.
How Duncan compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Duncan | Oklahoma median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $9,677 | $9,827 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $5,371 | $5,709 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $31.1 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $33.3 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 201 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 478 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 16.3 | 16.3 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 273 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guthrie Public SchoolsGuthrie | 3,483 | 7 | $11,506 | 16.2 | #31 |
| Shawnee Public SchoolsShawnee | 3,329 | 7 | $11,085 | 13.7 | #32 |
| Duncan Public SchoolsDuncan · this district | 3,278 | 8 | $9,677 | 16.3 | #33 |
| Collinsville Public SchoolsCollinsville | 3,201 | 6 | $8,173 | 16.8 | #34 |
| Guymon Public SchoolsGuymon | 3,009 | 7 | $9,629 | 18.9 | #35 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Campo ISDEl Campo, TX | 3,279 | $10,801 | 15.9 |
| LincolnLincoln, RI | 3,278 | $18,305 | 15.1 |
| Sikeston R-6Sikeston, MO | 3,277 | $10,362 | 12.8 |
| Lauderdale CountyRipley, TN | 3,277 | $10,709 | n/a |
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-duncan-public-schools