Weatherford Public Schools
Weatherford Public Schools is a public school district based in Weatherford, Oklahoma, serving 2,404 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #47 of the 124 Oklahoma districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 63% of them. Its schools average 401 students each, about the same as the Oklahoma median of 428. It spends about $9,126 per student on day-to-day operations, 7% less than the Oklahoma median. It has roughly 16.6 students per teacher.
How Weatherford compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Weatherford | Oklahoma median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $9,126 | $9,827 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $5,269 | $5,709 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $27.0 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $23.7 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 145 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 320 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 16.6 | 16.3 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 401 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elgin Public SchoolsElgin | 2,534 | 3 | $9,251 | 18.0 | #45 |
| Grove Public SchoolsGrove | 2,425 | 4 | $10,043 | 15.3 | #46 |
| Weatherford Public SchoolsWeatherford · this district | 2,404 | 6 | $9,126 | 16.6 | #47 |
| Woodward Public SchoolsWoodward | 2,395 | 7 | $10,242 | 16.9 | #48 |
| Skiatook Public SchoolsSkiatook | 2,312 | 5 | $9,134 | 18.3 | #49 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matteson ESD 162Richton Park, IL | 2,405 | $16,481 | 12.9 |
| Taft CityTaft, CA | 2,404 | $13,371 | 21.3 |
| Ansonia School DistrictAnsonia, CT | 2,404 | $18,751 | 14.5 |
| South Tippah School DistrictRipley, MS | 2,403 | $10,155 | 12.3 |
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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