Purcell Public Schools
Purcell Public Schools is a public school district based in Purcell, Oklahoma, serving 1,463 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #79 of the 124 Oklahoma districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 37% of them. Its schools average 366 students each, fewer than the Oklahoma median of 428. It spends about $9,732 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 15.2 students per teacher.
How Purcell compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Purcell | Oklahoma median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $9,732 | $9,827 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $5,993 | $5,709 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $14.1 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $14.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 96 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 195 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 15.2 | 16.3 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 366 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purcell Public SchoolsPurcell · this district | 1,463 | 4 | $9,732 | 15.2 | #79 |
| Lone Grove Public SchoolsLone Grove | 1,454 | 4 | $8,624 | 15.0 | #80 |
| Sulphur Public SchoolsSulphur | 1,435 | 4 | $9,514 | 17.9 | #81 |
| Pauls Valley Public SchoolsPauls Valley | 1,434 | 4 | $10,699 | 15.3 | #82 |
| Checotah Public SchoolsChecotah | 1,428 | 4 | $10,882 | 16.0 | #83 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Talladega CityTalladega, AL | 1,463 | $11,994 | 18.5 |
| Wabash City SchoolsWabash, IN | 1,463 | $10,393 | 16.6 |
| Greater Fall River Regional Vocational TechnicalFall River, MA | 1,463 | $22,456 | 10.3 |
| Bishop CISDBishop, TX | 1,463 | $11,443 | 14.5 |
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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