Pryor Public Schools
Pryor Public Schools is a public school district based in Pryor, Oklahoma, serving 2,910 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #39 of the 124 Oklahoma districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 69% of them. Its schools average 582 students each, more than the Oklahoma median of 428. It spends about $15,221 per student on day-to-day operations, 55% more than the Oklahoma median. It has roughly 13.3 students per teacher.
How Pryor compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Pryor | Oklahoma median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $15,221 | $9,827 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $8,371 | $5,709 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $53.1 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $52.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 218 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 479 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 13.3 | 16.3 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 265 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 · this district | 2,910 | 5 | $15,221 | 13.3 | #39 |
| Western Heights Public SchoolsOklahoma City | 2,828 | 7 | $14,426 | 16.3 | #40 |
| Glenpool Public SchoolsGlenpool | 2,826 | 5 | $9,256 | 16.7 | #41 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concordia ParishVidalia, LA | 2,911 | $13,633 | 11.2 |
| Greencastle-Antrim School DistrictGreencastle, PA | 2,911 | $11,465 | 15.8 |
| Chinle Unified District (4158)Chinle, AZ | 2,910 | $15,997 | 14.3 |
| AshlandAshland, MA | 2,909 | $17,174 | 12.9 |
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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