Tahlequah Public Schools
Tahlequah Public Schools is a public school district based in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, serving 3,712 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #28 of the 124 Oklahoma districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 78% of them. Its schools average 619 students each, more than the Oklahoma median of 428. It spends about $11,389 per student on day-to-day operations, 16% more than the Oklahoma median. It has roughly 16.4 students per teacher.
How Tahlequah compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Tahlequah | Oklahoma median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $11,389 | $9,827 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,419 | $5,709 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $43.1 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $39.7 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 227 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 473 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 16.4 | 16.3 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 309 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Durant Public SchoolsDurant | 3,844 | 7 | $9,889 | 15.8 | #26 |
| Sapulpa Public SchoolsSapulpa | 3,714 | 7 | $9,088 | 17.4 | #27 |
| Tahlequah Public SchoolsTahlequah · this district | 3,712 | 6 | $11,389 | 16.4 | #28 |
| Coweta Public SchoolsCoweta | 3,668 | 8 | $8,237 | 17.0 | #29 |
| Altus Public SchoolsAltus | 3,593 | 7 | $9,470 | 18.0 | #30 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Union HighDaly City, CA | 3,715 | $15,350 | 19.1 |
| Allen Park Public SchoolsAllen Park, MI | 3,713 | $11,388 | 18.2 |
| Prescott Unified District (4466)Prescott, AZ | 3,712 | $8,806 | 17.8 |
| Burlington Township School DistrictBurlington, NJ | 3,712 | $20,146 | 11.6 |
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.
Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-ok-tahlequah-public-schools