Jones Public Schools
Jones Public Schools is a public school district based in Jones, Oklahoma, serving 1,170 students in 3 schools. By enrollment it ranks #102 of the 124 Oklahoma districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 18% of them. Its schools average 390 students each, about the same as the Oklahoma median of 428. It spends about $8,859 per student on day-to-day operations, 10% less than the Oklahoma median. It has roughly 18.6 students per teacher.
How Jones compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Jones | Oklahoma median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $8,859 | $9,827 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $5,139 | $5,709 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $9.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $10.5 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 63 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 117 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 18.6 | 16.3 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 390 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locust Grove Public SchoolsLocust Grove | 1,177 | 4 | $10,743 | 13.5 | #101 |
| Jones Public SchoolsJones · this district | 1,170 | 3 | $8,859 | 18.6 | #102 |
| Bethel Public SchoolsShawnee | 1,160 | 3 | $9,738 | 15.1 | #103 |
| Dewey Public SchoolsDewey | 1,157 | 3 | $8,747 | 15.2 | #104 |
| Stigler Public SchoolsStigler | 1,150 | 3 | $10,243 | 15.5 | #105 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willow Springs R-IVWillow Springs, MO | 1,171 | $9,599 | 10.5 |
| Larkspur-Corte MaderaLarkspur, CA | 1,169 | $14,547 | 19.5 |
| Sheridan Community SchoolsSheridan, IN | 1,169 | $10,605 | 12.8 |
| Madison Central School District 39-2Madison, SD | 1,169 | $9,941 | 14.6 |
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.
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