Ponca City Public Schools
Ponca City Public Schools is a public school district based in Ponca City, Oklahoma, serving 4,466 students in 11 schools. By enrollment it ranks #24 of the 124 Oklahoma districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 81% of them. Its schools average 406 students each, about the same as the Oklahoma median of 428. It spends about $10,432 per student on day-to-day operations, 6% more than the Oklahoma median. It has roughly 17.5 students per teacher.
How Ponca City compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Ponca City | Oklahoma median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $10,432 | $9,827 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $5,926 | $5,709 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $53.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $52.7 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 255 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 696 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 17.5 | 16.3 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 344 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Springs Public SchoolsSand Springs | 4,983 | 8 | $9,095 | 17.1 | #22 |
| Muskogee Public SchoolsMuskogee | 4,770 | 10 | $11,296 | 18.2 | #23 |
| Ponca City Public SchoolsPonca City · this district | 4,466 | 11 | $10,432 | 17.5 | #24 |
| Claremore Public SchoolsClaremore | 3,925 | 6 | $9,827 | 14.9 | #25 |
| Durant Public SchoolsDurant | 3,844 | 7 | $9,889 | 15.8 | #26 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macon County SchoolsFranklin, NC | 4,469 | $11,269 | 16.0 |
| Hudson CityHudson, OH | 4,468 | $15,451 | 15.8 |
| Port Chester-Rye Union Free School DistrictPort Chester, NY | 4,464 | $21,698 | 13.8 |
| Euclid CityEuclid, OH | 4,464 | $14,148 | 16.8 |
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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