Can I use Johnston County's school score to choose a house?

No. Use the Johnston County school score as a first-pass county screen, then verify the exact district, attendance boundary, transfer rules, and grade pathway for any address you are considering.

Does SchoolsByCounty confirm school attendance boundaries in Johnston County?

No. SchoolsByCounty publishes NCES and Census-backed public-school records. Attendance zones, magnet eligibility, charter lotteries, transportation, and transfer rules must be confirmed with local districts.

How should parents compare public schools in Johnston County?

Start with the 13 listed public schools and 7 district entries, then compare similar grade bands and confirm the address-level rules locally.

Johnston County Schools & Education

Name: Johnston County, Oklahoma Education Data
Creator: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Johnston County, Oklahoma

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

School Score

19/100

Percentile-style score

Score Band

Lower Signal

Graduation Rate

78.7%

National avg 87.5%

Education Statistics

Graduation Rate

78.7%

National avg 87.5%

State avg 84.3%

Per-Pupil Spending

$6,685

National avg $13,239

State avg $6,520

School Score

19/100

Percentile-style score

State avg 28/100

State Score Position

#53

of 77 counties by score

Education Data Brief: Johnston County

Measured School Summary

Johnston County faces educational challenges with a school score of 19/100 and a graduation rate of 78.7%, falling below typical benchmarks.

Funding Context

At $6,685 per pupil, Johnston County operates with limited funding, which may constrain staffing, materials, and extracurricular offerings.

Neighbor Context

Its school score is 31% below the Oklahoma average, and its graduation rate trails the state average by 5.6 percentage points, while per-pupil spending is 3% higher than the state norm.

School Data Brief

How to read Johnston 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

13 public schools and 7 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

19/100

Lower measured signal. Ranks #53 of 77 Oklahoma counties with school score data.

Completion

78.7%

5.6 pts below the state average

Funding context

$6,685

$165 above the state average

School coverage

7 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

Johnston County has 13 public schools across 7 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.

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Parent decision brief

What Johnston 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

Johnston 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

#53

of 77 Oklahoma counties with school score data. The county score is 9 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.

TISHOMINGO

Elementary to high school visible

832 students

Elementary 1Middle 1High 1Other 0

3 listed schools in this county slice.

COLEMAN

Elementary and high visible

207 students

Elementary 1Middle 0High 1Other 0

2 listed schools in this county slice.

MILL CREEK

Elementary and high visible

201 students

Elementary 1Middle 0High 1Other 0

2 listed schools in this county slice.

WAPANUCKA

Elementary and high visible

201 students

Elementary 1Middle 0High 1Other 0

2 listed schools in this county slice.

District reality check

TISHOMINGO is the largest listed district slice, with 3 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 Johnston County?

Do the neighborhoods we like fall inside the same district, or are we comparing different Johnston 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

Johnston County operates seven districts for fewer than 2,000 students

Education data brief for Johnston County, Oklahoma.

By Evan Brooks, Data EditorPublished Jul 7, 2026Reviewed by Evan Brooks, Data Editor

Lead metric:District structure

Johnston County maintains a highly decentralized district structure, operating seven distinct school districts to serve a total enrollment of 1,804 students. All 13 public schools in the county are classified as rural locales. The Tishomingo district is the largest provider, enrolling 832 students across three schools, followed by the Coleman and Milburn districts. The county's graduation rate is 78.7%, which is 5.6 percentage points lower than the Oklahoma average of 84.3% and 8.3 points below the national average of 87.0%. Per-pupil expenditure is recorded at $6,685, roughly aligned with the state average of $6,520 but significantly lower than the national $13,000 benchmark. The composite school score of 19.2 trails the state average of 27.7 and the national median of 50.0. There are no charter schools operating within these seven districts. Review the NCES directory for specific district administrative data.

Sources

NCES Common Core of Data
U.S. Census Bureau ACS

School Overview

Total Schools

in Johnston County

Reported Enrollment

1,804

13 schools reporting

School Districts

districts

Charter Schools

0% of total

School Level Breakdown

Elementary7

Middle1

High5

Other0

7 School Districts in Johnston County

TISHOMINGO

3 schools

832 students

COLEMAN

2 schools

207 students

MILL CREEK

2 schools

201 students

WAPANUCKA

2 schools

201 students

MILBURN

2 schools

190 students

RAVIA

1 school

99 students

MANNSVILLE

1 school

74 students

13 Public Schools in Johnston 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 data

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Public schools in Johnston County, including district, location, profile availability, grades, type, and enrollment.
School Name	Profile	District	Location	Grades	Type / Flags	Reported Enrollment
TISHOMINGO ES	Record	TISHOMINGO	Tishomingo, 73460Rural: Remote	PK–4	Primary	355
TISHOMINGO HS	Record	TISHOMINGO	Tishomingo, 73460Rural: Remote	9–12	High	242
TISHOMINGO MS	Record	TISHOMINGO	Tishomingo, 73460Rural: Remote	5–8	Middle	235
COLEMAN ES	Record	COLEMAN	Coleman, 73432Rural: Remote	PK–8	Primary	155
MILL CREEK ES	Record	MILL CREEK	Mill Creek, 74856Rural: Distant	PK–8	Primary	139
MILBURN ES	Record	MILBURN	Milburn, 73450Rural: Remote	PK–8	Primary	138
WAPANUCKA ES	Record	WAPANUCKA	Wapanucka, 73461Rural: Remote	PK–8	Primary	127
RAVIA PUBLIC SCHOOL	Record	RAVIA	Ravia, 73455Rural: Distant	PK–8	Primary	99
MANNSVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL	Record	MANNSVILLE	Mannsville, 73447Rural: Distant	PK–8	Primary	74
WAPANUCKA HS	Record	WAPANUCKA	Wapanucka, 73461Rural: Remote	9–12	High	74
MILL CREEK HS	Record	MILL CREEK	Mill Creek, 74856Rural: Distant	9–12	High	62
COLEMAN HS	Record	COLEMAN	Coleman, 73432Rural: Remote	9–12	High	52
MILBURN HS	Record	MILBURN	Milburn, 73450Rural: Remote	9–12	High	52

TISHOMINGO ES

TISHOMINGO

Tishomingo, 73460 / Rural: Remote

RecordPK–4Primary355 students

TISHOMINGO HS

TISHOMINGO

Tishomingo, 73460 / Rural: Remote

Record9–12High242 students

TISHOMINGO MS

TISHOMINGO

Tishomingo, 73460 / Rural: Remote

Record5–8Middle235 students

COLEMAN ES

COLEMAN

Coleman, 73432 / Rural: Remote

RecordPK–8Primary155 students

MILL CREEK ES

MILL CREEK

Mill Creek, 74856 / Rural: Distant

RecordPK–8Primary139 students

MILBURN ES

MILBURN

Milburn, 73450 / Rural: Remote

RecordPK–8Primary138 students

WAPANUCKA ES

WAPANUCKA

Wapanucka, 73461 / Rural: Remote

RecordPK–8Primary127 students

RAVIA PUBLIC SCHOOL

RAVIA

Ravia, 73455 / Rural: Distant

RecordPK–8Primary99 students

MANNSVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL

MANNSVILLE

Mannsville, 73447 / Rural: Distant

RecordPK–8Primary74 students

WAPANUCKA HS

WAPANUCKA

Wapanucka, 73461 / Rural: Remote

Record9–12High74 students

MILL CREEK HS

MILL CREEK

Mill Creek, 74856 / Rural: Distant

Record9–12High62 students

COLEMAN HS

COLEMAN

Coleman, 73432 / Rural: Remote

Record9–12High52 students

MILBURN HS

MILBURN

Milburn, 73450 / Rural: Remote

Record9–12High52 students

Education Funding Detail

Annual Per-Pupil Expenditure

$6,685

State avg $6,520

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Frequently Asked Questions

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.

How should I read the school score in Johnston County?

Johnston County has a school score of 19/100, which is a lower measured signal in this county-level index. This score is calculated from available NCES graduation-rate and school-finance data, with school-level records shown separately below.

What is the graduation rate in Johnston County?

The high school graduation rate in Johnston County is 78.7%, which is below the national average of 87.5%. This figure is based on NCES district-level data for public high schools in the county.

How much does Johnston County spend per student?

Johnston County spends $6,685 per pupil annually on public education, based on NCES district finance data. Current operating spending per fall enrollment, including instruction, support services, administration, transportation, and operations. It excludes capital outlays and debt service in the SchoolsByCounty methodology.

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By Evan Brooks, Data EditorUpdated Jul 7, 2026Reviewed by Evan Brooks, Data Editor

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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