Lawton Public Schools
Lawton Public Schools is a public school district based in Lawton, Oklahoma, serving 13,642 students in 23 schools. By enrollment it ranks #9 of the 124 Oklahoma districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 93% of them. Its schools average 593 students each, more than the Oklahoma median of 428. It spends about $11,219 per student on day-to-day operations, 14% more than the Oklahoma median. It has roughly 16.1 students per teacher.
How Lawton compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Lawton | Oklahoma median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $11,219 | $9,827 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $5,856 | $5,709 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $157.5 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $154.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 849 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 2,008 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 16.1 | 16.3 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 239 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Public SchoolsTulsa | 14,950 | 17 | $10,580 | 17.7 | #8 |
| Lawton Public SchoolsLawton · this district | 13,642 | 23 | $11,219 | 16.1 | #9 |
| Mustang Public SchoolsYukon | 13,426 | 16 | $8,677 | 17.6 | #10 |
| Jenks Public SchoolsJenks | 12,527 | 8 | $9,510 | 16.7 | #11 |
| Midwest City-Del City Public SchoolsMidwest City | 12,087 | 19 | $11,117 | 17.2 | #12 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tippecanoe School CorporationLafayette, IN | 13,663 | $8,760 | 15.9 |
| Waukegan CUSD 60Waukegan, IL | 13,640 | $19,798 | 12.6 |
| Apple Valley UnifiedApple Valley, CA | 13,639 | $11,653 | 23.0 |
| Hoover CityHoover, AL | 13,632 | $12,118 | 14.5 |
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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