Delaware County Schools & Education
Delaware County, Oklahoma
NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance dataSchool Score
27/100
Percentile-style score
Score Band
Lower Signal
Graduation Rate
82.5%
National avg 87.5%
Education Statistics
Graduation Rate
82.5%
National avg 87.5%
State avg 84.3%
Per-Pupil Spending
$6,982
National avg $13,239
State avg $6,520
School Score
27/100
Percentile-style score
State avg 28/100
State Score Position
#35
of 77 counties by score
Education Data Brief: Delaware County
Measured School Summary
Delaware County faces educational challenges with a school score of 27/100 and a graduation rate of 82.5%, falling below typical benchmarks.
Funding Context
At $6,982 per pupil, Delaware County operates with limited funding, which may constrain staffing, materials, and extracurricular offerings.
Neighbor Context
Its school score is 4% below the Oklahoma average, and its graduation rate trails the state average by 1.8 percentage points, while per-pupil spending is 7% higher than the state norm.
School Data Brief
How to read Delaware County before comparing districts
County-level education data is best used as a screening layer. It summarizes the local school environment, then points you toward the district and school records that matter for local review.
Local context that changes the interpretation
19 public schools and 9 districts are represented below. Use those school and district records to confirm whether the county-level context fits the neighborhoods you are actually considering.
Overall screen
27/100
Lower measured signal. Ranks #35 of 77 Oklahoma counties with school score data.
Completion
82.5%
1.8 pts below the state average
Funding context
$6,982
$462 above the state average
School coverage
19
9 districts represented in the county school list.
Start with measured county context
The county-level signal is lower, so review individual schools and local records before interpreting the score. Compare the score, graduation rate, and spending together rather than treating any single metric as final.
Check the local school mix
Delaware County has 19 public schools across 9 districts, so school-level fit can vary inside the county.
Verify local rules
Use this page as county-level context, then confirm attendance zones, transportation, special programs, and current school boundaries with local districts.
What Delaware County school data means before you move
County averages are useful for screening, but parents choose addresses, grade pathways, and district rules. This brief turns the public data into the checks that matter before you sign a lease or mortgage.
Review-carefully county
Delaware County has a lower measured county-level school signal. Use the school table to look for specific districts or grade bands that may differ from the county average.
State position
#35
of 77 Oklahoma counties with school score data. The county score is 1 points below the state average.
Data confidence
Usable
3 of 5 county signals are present, and 100% of listed schools report enrollment. Compare schools, then verify missing fields locally.
K-12 continuity check
These are the largest visible district slices in the county data. They show whether elementary, middle, and high school records appear together or whether a family needs to investigate transition points.
GROVE
Elementary to high school visible
2,528 students
4 listed schools in this county slice.
JAY
Elementary to high school visible
1,595 students
4 listed schools in this county slice.
KANSAS
Elementary to high school visible
791 students
3 listed schools in this county slice.
COLCORD
Elementary and high visible
756 students
2 listed schools in this county slice.
District reality check
GROVE is the largest listed district slice, with 4 schools. County pages do not prove address assignment, so verify boundaries with local district tools.
What the data cannot tell you
NCES records do not confirm current attendance zones, private-school options, transfer approvals, program capacity, transportation, or whether a listed school is available to a specific address.
Questions to ask before choosing an address
Which district actually serves the addresses we are considering in Delaware County?
Do the neighborhoods we like fall inside the same district, or are we comparing different Delaware County district systems?
What changes at the elementary-to-middle and middle-to-high transitions in the district pathway we would likely use?
If we need a program not visible in the NCES flags, which district office can confirm current offerings?
Are the largest listed schools the ones our address can actually attend, or are they only county-level context?
Data Story
Rural Schools Comprise Vast Majority of Delaware County Districts
Education data brief for Delaware County, Oklahoma.
Delaware County is defined by its predominantly rural school landscape, with 16 of its 19 public schools classified as rural by the NCES. These schools serve 6,406 students across nine school districts, with Grove being the largest district, enrolling 2,528 students. The county graduation rate of 82.5% is lower than the Oklahoma state average of 84.3% and the national average of 87.0%. Per-pupil expenditure in the county is $6,982, which is higher than the state average of $6,520 but roughly half of the national average of $13,000. The composite school score for the county is 27.0, nearly matching the state average of 27.7. The largest individual facility is Grove Lower Elementary, with 848 students. There are no charter schools within the county’s 19 public institutions. The rural nature of the county is reflected in its average school size of 337 students. Access the NCES directory for detailed school locale classifications.
Sources
- NCES Common Core of Data
- U.S. Census Bureau ACS
School Overview
Total Schools
19
in Delaware County
Reported Enrollment
6,406
19 schools reporting
School Districts
9
districts
Charter Schools
0
0% of total
School Level Breakdown
9 School Districts in Delaware County
GROVE
JAY
KANSAS
COLCORD
LEACH
MOSELEY
CLEORA
OAKS-MISSION
KENWOOD
19 Public Schools in Delaware County
Sorted by reported enrollment. Every NCES public school remains listed here; no school-level profile pages are included in the current generated coverage for this county.
NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance dataLevel
Showing 19 of 19 matching schools
| School Name | Profile | District | Location | Grades | Type / Flags | Reported Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GROVE LOWER ES | Record | GROVE | Grove, 74345Town: Distant | PK–3 | Primary | 848 |
| GROVE HS | Record | GROVE | Grove, 74345Rural: Fringe | 9–12 | High | 782 |
| JAY ES | Record | JAY | Jay, 74346Rural: Distant | PK–3 | Primary | 557 |
| COLCORD ES | Record | COLCORD | Colcord, 74338Rural: Distant | PK–8 | Primary | 517 |
| GROVE UPPER ES | Record | GROVE | Grove, 74345Town: Distant | 4–6 | Middle | 507 |
| JAY HS | Record | JAY | Jay, 74346Rural: Distant | 9–12 | High | 442 |
| GROVE MS | Record | GROVE | Grove, 74345Town: Distant | 7–8 | Middle | 391 |
| JAY UPPER ES | Record | JAY | Jay, 74346Rural: Distant | 4–6 | Middle | 348 |
| KANSAS ES | Record | KANSAS | Kansas, 74347Rural: Distant | PK–5 | Primary | 345 |
| KANSAS HS | Record | KANSAS | Kansas, 74347Rural: Remote | 9–12 | High | 273 |
| JAY MS | Record | JAY | Jay, 74346Rural: Distant | 7–8 | Middle | 248 |
| COLCORD HS | Record | COLCORD | Colcord, 74338Rural: Distant | 9–12 | High | 239 |
| KANSAS MS | Record | KANSAS | Kansas, 74347Rural: Remote | 6–8 | Middle | 173 |
| LEACH PUBLIC SCHOOL | Record | LEACH | Rose, 74364Rural: Remote | PK–8 | Primary | 173 |
| MOSELEY PUBLIC SCHOOL | Record | MOSELEY | Colcord, 74338Rural: Fringe | PK–8 | Primary | 172 |
| CLEORA PUBLIC SCHOOL | Record | CLEORA | Afton, 74331Rural: Distant | PK–8 | Primary | 165 |
| OAKS-MISSION HS | Record | OAKS-MISSION | Oaks, 74359Rural: Remote | 9–12 | High | 81 |
| OAKS-MISSION ES | Record | OAKS-MISSION | Oaks, 74359Rural: Remote | PK–8 | Primary | 79 |
| KENWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOL | Record | KENWOOD | Salina, 74365Rural: Remote | KG–8 | Primary | 66 |
Education Funding Detail
Annual Per-Pupil Expenditure
$6,982
State avg $6,520
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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.