District profile / Oklahoma

McAlester Public Schools

McAlester, Oklahoma · Public school district · #36 of 124 Oklahoma districts by enrollment

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3,008

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$10,599

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 8% above the Oklahoma median

16.2

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Oklahoma median 16.3

McAlester Public Schools is a public school district based in McAlester, Oklahoma, serving 3,008 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #36 of the 124 Oklahoma districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 72% of them. Its schools average 501 students each, more than the Oklahoma median of 428. It spends about $10,599 per student on day-to-day operations, 8% more than the Oklahoma median. It has roughly 16.2 students per teacher.

How McAlester compares

McAlesterOklahoma median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$10,599

Oklahoma median $9,827 · 8% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$5,808

Oklahoma median $5,709 · about the same · FY2020-21

Students per school501

Oklahoma median 428 · 17% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher16.2

Oklahoma median 16.3 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor376

Oklahoma median 356 · 6% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$32.4 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 18%State 55%Local 27%

Measure	McAlester	Oklahoma median	Year
Current spending per student	$10,599	$9,827	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$5,808	$5,709	FY2020-21
Total spending	$31.4 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$32.4 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	186	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	442	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	16.2	16.3	2024-25
Students per counselor	376	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

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
Guymon Public SchoolsGuymon	3,009	7	$9,629	18.9	#35
McAlester Public SchoolsMcAlester · this district	3,008	6	$10,599	16.2	#36
Noble Public SchoolsNoble	2,998	5	$8,881	16.5	#37
El Reno Public SchoolsEl Reno	2,937	6	$10,379	16.2	#38
Pryor Public SchoolsPryor	2,910	5	$15,221	13.3	#39

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Hillside Public School DistrictHillside, NJ	3,010	$19,963	12.6
Ferris ISDFerris, TX	3,010	$12,285	13.6
Elbert CountyElberton, GA	3,007	$12,823	14.1
Ashland CityAshland, OH	3,007	$10,467	18.3

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.

Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-ok-mcalester-public-schools