Durant Public Schools
Durant Public Schools is a public school district based in Durant, Oklahoma, serving 3,844 students in 7 schools. By enrollment it ranks #26 of the 124 Oklahoma districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 80% of them. Its schools average 549 students each, more than the Oklahoma median of 428. It spends about $9,889 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 15.8 students per teacher.
How Durant compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Durant | Oklahoma median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $9,889 | $9,827 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $5,927 | $5,709 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $35.6 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $37.0 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 243 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 467 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 15.8 | 16.3 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 320 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claremore Public SchoolsClaremore | 3,925 | 6 | $9,827 | 14.9 | #25 |
| Durant Public SchoolsDurant · this district | 3,844 | 7 | $9,889 | 15.8 | #26 |
| Sapulpa Public SchoolsSapulpa | 3,714 | 7 | $9,088 | 17.4 | #27 |
| Tahlequah Public SchoolsTahlequah | 3,712 | 6 | $11,389 | 16.4 | #28 |
| Coweta Public SchoolsCoweta | 3,668 | 8 | $8,237 | 17.0 | #29 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cuyahoga Falls City School DistrictCuyahoga Falls, OH | 3,848 | $12,815 | 14.9 |
| Marion CountyJasper, TN | 3,844 | $9,377 | n/a |
| Princeton Public School DistrictPrinceton, NJ | 3,843 | $27,418 | 11.3 |
| Burke CountyWaynesboro, GA | 3,841 | $16,599 | 11.6 |
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-durant-public-schools