Guthrie Public Schools
Guthrie Public Schools is a public school district based in Guthrie, Oklahoma, serving 3,483 students in 7 schools. By enrollment it ranks #31 of the 124 Oklahoma districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 76% of them. Its schools average 498 students each, more than the Oklahoma median of 428. It spends about $11,506 per student on day-to-day operations, 17% more than the Oklahoma median. It has roughly 16.2 students per teacher.
How Guthrie compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Guthrie | Oklahoma median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $11,506 | $9,827 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,062 | $5,709 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $31.0 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $33.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 215 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 455 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 16.2 | 16.3 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 348 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coweta Public SchoolsCoweta | 3,668 | 8 | $8,237 | 17.0 | #29 |
| Altus Public SchoolsAltus | 3,593 | 7 | $9,470 | 18.0 | #30 |
| Guthrie Public SchoolsGuthrie · this district | 3,483 | 7 | $11,506 | 16.2 | #31 |
| Shawnee Public SchoolsShawnee | 3,329 | 7 | $11,085 | 13.7 | #32 |
| Duncan Public SchoolsDuncan | 3,278 | 8 | $9,677 | 16.3 | #33 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hyde Park Central School DistrictHyde Park, NY | 3,485 | $25,775 | 11.2 |
| Gateway School DistrictMonroeville, PA | 3,485 | $18,618 | 13.3 |
| Swartz Creek Community SchoolsSwartz Creek, MI | 3,483 | $11,535 | 18.8 |
| Glen Ellyn School District 41Glen Ellyn, IL | 3,482 | $19,439 | 14.4 |
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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