Idabel Public Schools
Idabel Public Schools is a public school district based in Idabel, Oklahoma, serving 1,277 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #94 of the 124 Oklahoma districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 24% of them. Its schools average 319 students each, fewer than the Oklahoma median of 428. It spends about $11,102 per student on day-to-day operations, 13% more than the Oklahoma median. It has roughly 18.0 students per teacher.
How Idabel compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Idabel | Oklahoma median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $11,102 | $9,827 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,074 | $5,709 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $14.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $14.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 71 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 193 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 18.0 | 16.3 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 426 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingfisher Public SchoolsKingfisher | 1,306 | 5 | $12,136 | 12.1 | #91 |
| Sequoyah Public SchoolsClaremore | 1,287 | 3 | $9,368 | 15.0 | #92 |
| Vinita Public SchoolsVinita | 1,285 | 3 | $12,624 | 16.3 | #93 |
| Idabel Public SchoolsIdabel · this district | 1,277 | 4 | $11,102 | 18.0 | #94 |
| Silo Public SchoolsDurant | 1,249 | 4 | $10,021 | 15.2 | #95 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley School District 61Bradley, IL | 1,278 | $16,513 | 11.3 |
| Union Co/Clg Corner Joint Sch DistrictLiberty, IN | 1,278 | $11,341 | 14.4 |
| Cumberland County Public SchoolsCumberland, VA | 1,278 | $14,360 | 12.3 |
| Port Townsend School DistrictPort Townsend, WA | 1,277 | $15,954 | 18.2 |
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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