Perkins-Tryon Public Schools
Perkins-Tryon Public Schools is a public school district based in Perkins, Oklahoma, serving 1,591 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #73 of the 124 Oklahoma districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 41% of them. Its schools average 398 students each, about the same as the Oklahoma median of 428. It spends about $8,673 per student on day-to-day operations, 12% less than the Oklahoma median. It has roughly 15.4 students per teacher.
How Perkins-Tryon compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Perkins-Tryon | Oklahoma median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $8,673 | $9,827 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $5,512 | $5,709 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $14.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $14.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 103 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 195 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 15.4 | 16.3 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 398 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broken Bow Public SchoolsBroken Bow | 1,605 | 4 | $10,009 | 15.6 | #72 |
| Perkins-Tryon Public SchoolsPerkins · this district | 1,591 | 4 | $8,673 | 15.4 | #73 |
| Plainview Public SchoolsArdmore | 1,568 | 4 | $8,588 | 14.4 | #74 |
| Jay Public SchoolsJay | 1,559 | 4 | $13,718 | 14.8 | #75 |
| McLoud Public SchoolsMcLoud | 1,551 | 5 | $9,903 | 14.4 | #76 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salem Community SchoolsSalem, IN | 1,592 | $9,778 | 12.2 |
| Waldwick School DistrictWaldwick, NJ | 1,592 | $19,999 | 10.3 |
| Benjamin Logan LocalBellefontaine, OH | 1,591 | $12,495 | 16.7 |
| Wheelersburg LocalWheelersburg, OH | 1,591 | $9,577 | 19.6 |
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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