Oklahoma Schools & Education

Public school metrics and education data for all 77 counties.

NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance data

Avg Graduation Rate

84.3%

Avg Per-Pupil Spending

$6,520

Avg School Score

28/100

Total Schools

1,781

544 districts

State Overview

About Schools in Oklahoma

This summary is generated from the NCES metrics shown on this page and reviewed against the source data by the Data Editor. It is not school advice.

Oklahoma Trails National Benchmarks in Funding and Graduation

Oklahoma’s 84.3% graduation rate sits below the national average of 87.0%. The state allocates just $6,520 per pupil, which is roughly half of the $13,000 spent on students nationally.

Stretching Limited Dollars for Academic Success

The state struggles with a massive $4,212 gap between its highest and lowest spending counties. While Oklahoma spends significantly less than the national average, the wide variance in graduation rates suggests that funding levels directly impact local district stability.

State Score Context

How Oklahoma Counties Are Distributed

77 of 77 counties have enough NCES graduation-rate and school-finance data to receive a county school score. Use this distribution to understand whether the state has a concentrated cluster of high, midrange, or lower measured signals.

Scored county coverage

Counties with complete enough data for the composite score

100%

Higher measured signal

Score range 70-100

Midrange measured signal

Score range 40-69

Lower measured signal

Score range 0-39

Scores are comparative signals from available federal data, not ratings of individual schools.

Best school counties

Best Counties for Public School Research in Oklahoma

For a first-pass answer to parent searches about where the best schools are in Oklahoma, start with county-level evidence, then open individual school and district records. SchoolsByCounty ranks counties by public education signals, not by private opinions or paid school ratings.

Short answer for Oklahoma

Woods County is the strongest county-level starting point in Oklahoma by the current SchoolsByCounty score, with a measured school signal of 70/100. This is a county comparison signal, not a promise that every school in the county is the best fit for every family.

Ranking methodology

77 of 77 counties have enough federal education data for a county school score. The ranking favors counties with stronger available graduation-rate and school-finance signals, then asks parents to verify individual school fit locally. The table below should help parents choose what to compare next; it should not replace attendance-boundary checks, program eligibility, commute, services, or direct district confirmation.

State average per-pupil spending in this dataset: $6,520.

Top measured county school signals

Ranked by the county school score where enough federal data is available.

1Woods CountyGraduation 91.6% · Spending $8,90170/100 2Kingfisher CountyGraduation 91.9% · Spending $7,87462/100 3Grant CountyGraduation 87.6% · Spending $9,42660/100 4Major CountyGraduation 93.1% · Spending $6,88356/100 5Kiowa CountyGraduation 92.0% · Spending $7,08754/100 6Harmon CountyGraduation 95.0% · Spending $6,26854/100 7Coal CountyGraduation 87.7% · Spending $8,31853/100

Graduation-focused starting point

Harmon County

95.0%

Harmon County has the strongest reported county graduation-rate signal in Oklahoma. Use this as a broad county context, then review individual high-school records.

Funding context to inspect

Grant County

$9,426

Grant County reports the highest per-pupil spending among counties with available data. Higher spending is context, not a guarantee of student fit.

Counties to research carefully

Washington County

3/100

Washington County has one of the lowest measured county school signals in Oklahoma. Review missing data, district context, and individual school records before drawing conclusions.

District research

Compare Oklahoma public school districts before narrowing by address

Oklahoma has 544 public school district records and 1,781 school records in the NCES file. Use the district hub to sort large district systems by enrollment, school count, county context, and generated district-guide coverage.

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All Oklahoma Counties

County-level school score, graduation rate, and per-pupil spending for Oklahoma.
County	School Score	Graduation Rate	Per-Pupil Spending
Woods County Graduation 91.6% Per pupil $8,901	70/100	91.6%	$8,901
Kingfisher County Graduation 91.9% Per pupil $7,874	62/100	91.9%	$7,874
Grant County Graduation 87.6% Per pupil $9,426	60/100	87.6%	$9,426
Major County Graduation 93.1% Per pupil $6,883	56/100	93.1%	$6,883
Kiowa County Graduation 92.0% Per pupil $7,087	54/100	92.0%	$7,087
Harmon County Graduation 95.0% Per pupil $6,268	54/100	95.0%	$6,268
Coal County Graduation 87.7% Per pupil $8,318	53/100	87.7%	$8,318
Roger Mills County Graduation 82.3% Per pupil $8,927	46/100	82.3%	$8,927
Ellis County Graduation 86.1% Per pupil $7,976	46/100	86.1%	$7,976
Garvin County Graduation 92.8% Per pupil $6,047	45/100	92.8%	$6,047
Blaine County Graduation 86.3% Per pupil $7,793	44/100	86.3%	$7,793
Alfalfa County Graduation 79.7% Per pupil $9,014	44/100	79.7%	$9,014
Dewey County Graduation 80.9% Per pupil $8,724	43/100	80.9%	$8,724
Beckham County Graduation 92.1% Per pupil $5,979	42/100	92.1%	$5,979
Noble County Graduation 89.7% Per pupil $6,844	41/100	89.7%	$6,844
Choctaw County Graduation 89.5% Per pupil $6,773	40/100	89.5%	$6,773
Mayes County Graduation 85.4% Per pupil $7,390	38/100	85.4%	$7,390
Tillman County Graduation 90.5% Per pupil $6,184	37/100	90.5%	$6,184
Pontotoc County Graduation 89.7% Per pupil $6,452	36/100	89.7%	$6,452
Cherokee County Graduation 88.2% Per pupil $6,763	36/100	88.2%	$6,763
Atoka County Graduation 87.3% Per pupil $6,874	36/100	87.3%	$6,874
Hughes County Graduation 82.7% Per pupil $7,601	35/100	82.7%	$7,601
Okfuskee County Graduation 86.3% Per pupil $7,081	35/100	86.3%	$7,081
Harper County Graduation 90.0% Per pupil $6,075	34/100	90.0%	$6,075
Grady County Graduation 90.9% Per pupil $5,726	33/100	90.9%	$5,726
Beaver County Graduation 69.8% Per pupil $8,030	33/100	69.8%	$8,030
Bryan County Graduation 89.9% Per pupil $6,090	32/100	89.9%	$6,090
Adair County Graduation 82.9% Per pupil $7,274	31/100	82.9%	$7,274
McClain County Graduation 91.0% Per pupil $5,422	31/100	91.0%	$5,422
Jefferson County Graduation 81.1% Per pupil $7,346	30/100	81.1%	$7,346
Custer County Graduation 89.4% Per pupil $5,872	29/100	89.4%	$5,872
Greer County Graduation 87.0% Per pupil $6,345	28/100	87.0%	$6,345
Lincoln County Graduation 87.4% Per pupil $6,189	27/100	87.4%	$6,189
Stephens County Graduation 89.3% Per pupil $5,723	27/100	89.3%	$5,723
Delaware County Graduation 82.5% Per pupil $6,982	27/100	82.5%	$6,982
Pushmataha County Graduation 82.5% Per pupil $6,979	27/100	82.5%	$6,979
Wagoner County Graduation 89.3% Per pupil $5,524	26/100	89.3%	$5,524
McCurtain County Graduation 84.6% Per pupil $6,583	25/100	84.6%	$6,583
Love County Graduation 88.0% Per pupil $5,813	25/100	88.0%	$5,813
Caddo County Graduation 85.4% Per pupil $6,386	25/100	85.4%	$6,386
Canadian County Graduation 88.8% Per pupil $5,466	24/100	88.8%	$5,466
Haskell County Graduation 85.4% Per pupil $6,285	23/100	85.4%	$6,285
Payne County Graduation 86.8% Per pupil $6,017	23/100	86.8%	$6,017
Carter County Graduation 87.4% Per pupil $5,713	23/100	87.4%	$5,713
Seminole County Graduation 82.8% Per pupil $6,628	23/100	82.8%	$6,628
Okmulgee County Graduation 87.1% Per pupil $5,707	22/100	87.1%	$5,707
Craig County Graduation 76.6% Per pupil $6,923	21/100	76.6%	$6,923
Nowata County Graduation 85.5% Per pupil $6,107	21/100	85.5%	$6,107
Osage County Graduation 84.0% Per pupil $6,326	21/100	84.0%	$6,326
Washita County Graduation 77.8% Per pupil $6,872	21/100	77.8%	$6,872
McIntosh County Graduation 80.9% Per pupil $6,697	21/100	80.9%	$6,697
Cleveland County Graduation 86.0% Per pupil $5,932	20/100	86.0%	$5,932
Johnston County Graduation 78.7% Per pupil $6,685	19/100	78.7%	$6,685
Sequoyah County Graduation 83.9% Per pupil $6,203	19/100	83.9%	$6,203
Kay County Graduation 83.4% Per pupil $6,198	18/100	83.4%	$6,198
Woodward County Graduation 80.8% Per pupil $6,438	18/100	80.8%	$6,438
Pittsburg County Graduation 82.3% Per pupil $6,250	18/100	82.3%	$6,250
Ottawa County Graduation 80.3% Per pupil $6,409	17/100	80.3%	$6,409
Cimarron County Graduation 70.5% Per pupil $6,816	17/100	70.5%	$6,816
Marshall County Graduation 84.7% Per pupil $5,880	17/100	84.7%	$5,880
Murray County Graduation 83.3% Per pupil $6,056	17/100	83.3%	$6,056
Muskogee County Graduation 85.0% Per pupil $5,668	16/100	85.0%	$5,668
Pottawatomie County Graduation 83.9% Per pupil $5,911	16/100	83.9%	$5,911
Cotton County Graduation 76.7% Per pupil $6,462	16/100	76.7%	$6,462
Creek County Graduation 85.1% Per pupil $5,448	15/100	85.1%	$5,448
Rogers County Graduation 84.6% Per pupil $5,488	14/100	84.6%	$5,488
Pawnee County Graduation 78.8% Per pupil $6,182	13/100	78.8%	$6,182
Le Flore County Graduation 77.6% Per pupil $6,209	13/100	77.6%	$6,209
Tulsa County Graduation 83.8% Per pupil $5,401	12/100	83.8%	$5,401
Logan County Graduation 82.4% Per pupil $5,628	11/100	82.4%	$5,628
Garfield County Graduation 82.8% Per pupil $5,515	11/100	82.8%	$5,515
Jackson County Graduation 80.0% Per pupil $5,775	10/100	80.0%	$5,775
Texas County Graduation 76.2% Per pupil $5,390	5/100	76.2%	$5,390
Comanche County Graduation 69.2% Per pupil $5,730	5/100	69.2%	$5,730
Latimer County Graduation 74.4% Per pupil $5,455	4/100	74.4%	$5,455
Oklahoma County Graduation 71.0% Per pupil $5,428	3/100	71.0%	$5,428
Washington County Graduation 73.7% Per pupil $5,214	3/100	73.7%	$5,214

— = data not available for this county.

Compare county school profiles in Oklahoma

Use the comparison tool to review school scores, graduation rates, and spending side by side.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Oklahoma Schools

Which Oklahoma counties have the highest graduation rates?

Harmon County (95.0%), Major County (93.1%), and Garvin County (92.8%) currently lead Oklahoma among counties with available NCES four-year adjusted cohort graduation-rate data. This answer is generated from the same dataset used in the county table and can change when federal data refreshes.

What is per-pupil spending like in Oklahoma?

Across Oklahoma counties with available NCES district-finance data, average per-pupil spending is $6,520. The highest current county values are Grant County ($9,426), Alfalfa County ($9,014), and Roger Mills County ($8,927). Compare counties in the table before treating the statewide average as representative of a local district.

What are the best school counties in Oklahoma?

Woods County, Kingfisher County, Grant County have the strongest measured county-level school signals in Oklahoma, based on available NCES graduation-rate and school-finance data. These are county context rankings, not individual school ratings.

Which Oklahoma county has the strongest measured school score?

Woods County has the highest school score in Oklahoma with a score of 70/100, based on available NCES graduation-rate and school-finance data.

What is the average graduation rate in Oklahoma?

The average high school graduation rate across Oklahoma counties is 84.3%, based on NCES data.

Which county in Oklahoma has the lowest school score?

Washington County has the lowest school score in Oklahoma with a score of 3/100. School scores reflect available graduation-rate and per-pupil spending signals.

Data Sources

Education data sourced from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and School District Finance Survey. School scores are derived composite metrics based on available NCES graduation-rate and school-finance signals.

Data is informational only. Coverage varies by county and reporting year. Not for use as the sole basis for educational decisions.

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