Putnam City Public Schools
Putnam City Public Schools is a public school district based in Warr Acres, Oklahoma, serving 18,836 students in 26 schools. By enrollment it ranks #6 of the 124 Oklahoma districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 96% of them. Its schools average 724 students each, more than the Oklahoma median of 428. It spends about $10,260 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 16.0 students per teacher.
How Putnam City compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Putnam City | Oklahoma median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $10,260 | $9,827 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,455 | $5,709 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $224.0 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $213.7 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 1,177 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 2,307 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 16.0 | 16.3 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 314 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moore Public SchoolsMoore | 23,567 | 34 | $9,664 | 17.4 | #4 |
| Broken Arrow Public SchoolsBroken Arrow | 19,882 | 26 | $8,462 | 17.6 | #5 |
| Putnam City Public SchoolsWarr Acres · this district | 18,836 | 26 | $10,260 | 16.0 | #6 |
| Norman Public SchoolsNorman | 16,048 | 25 | $10,114 | 16.6 | #7 |
| Union Public SchoolsTulsa | 14,950 | 17 | $10,580 | 17.7 | #8 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Marcos UnifiedSan Marcos, CA | 18,860 | $13,048 | 23.5 |
| Kennewick School DistrictKennewick, WA | 18,826 | $14,239 | 18.0 |
| New Haven School DistrictNew Haven, CT | 18,817 | $19,132 | 12.0 |
| Washington Elementary School District (4260)Glendale, AZ | 18,816 | $9,947 | 17.0 |
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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