Little Axe Public Schools
Little Axe Public Schools is a public school district based in Norman, Oklahoma, serving 1,138 students in 3 schools. By enrollment it ranks #107 of the 124 Oklahoma districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 14% of them. Its schools average 379 students each, fewer than the Oklahoma median of 428. It spends about $10,196 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 14.0 students per teacher.
How Little Axe compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Little Axe | Oklahoma median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $10,196 | $9,827 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $5,577 | $5,709 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $16.1 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $16.0 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 81 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 164 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 14.0 | 16.3 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 569 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stigler Public SchoolsStigler | 1,150 | 3 | $10,243 | 15.5 | #105 |
| Eufaula Public SchoolsEufaula | 1,148 | 3 | $11,237 | 14.3 | #106 |
| Little Axe Public SchoolsNorman · this district | 1,138 | 3 | $10,196 | 14.0 | #107 |
| Berryhill Public SchoolsTulsa | 1,130 | 3 | $8,212 | 16.6 | #108 |
| Lindsay Public SchoolsLindsay | 1,130 | 3 | $9,034 | 15.1 | #109 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Las Lomitas ElementaryMenlo Park, CA | 1,138 | $26,855 | 17.8 |
| Pipestone Area School DistrictPipestone, MN | 1,138 | $13,024 | 13.2 |
| Bellmore Union Free School DistrictBellmore, NY | 1,138 | $31,986 | 16.0 |
| Brooklyn CityBrooklyn, OH | 1,138 | $13,701 | 15.6 |
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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