Love County Schools & Education
Love County, Oklahoma
NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance dataSchool Score
25/100
Percentile-style score
Score Band
Lower Signal
Graduation Rate
88.0%
National avg 87.5%
Education Statistics
Graduation Rate
88.0%
National avg 87.5%
State avg 84.3%
Per-Pupil Spending
$5,813
National avg $13,239
State avg $6,520
School Score
25/100
Percentile-style score
State avg 28/100
State Score Position
#39
of 77 counties by score
Education Data Brief: Love County
Measured School Summary
Love County faces educational challenges with a school score of 25/100 and a graduation rate of 88.0%, falling below typical benchmarks.
Funding Context
At $5,813 per pupil, Love County operates with limited funding, which may constrain staffing, materials, and extracurricular offerings.
Neighbor Context
Its school score is 12% below the Oklahoma average, and its graduation rate exceeds the state average by 3.7 percentage points, while per-pupil spending is 11% lower than the state norm.
School Data Brief
How to read Love 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
9 public schools and 4 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
25/100
Lower measured signal. Ranks #39 of 77 Oklahoma counties with school score data.
Completion
88.0%
3.7 pts above the state average
Funding context
$5,813
$707 below the state average
School coverage
9
4 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
Love County has 9 public schools across 4 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 Love 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
Love 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
#39
of 77 Oklahoma counties with school score data. The county score is 3 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.
MARIETTA
Elementary to high school visible
1,127 students
3 listed schools in this county slice.
TURNER
Elementary and high visible
305 students
2 listed schools in this county slice.
THACKERVILLE
Elementary to high school visible
299 students
3 listed schools in this county slice.
GREENVILLE
Elementary school only in this slice
49 students
1 listed school in this county slice.
District reality check
MARIETTA 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 Love County?
Do the neighborhoods we like fall inside the same district, or are we comparing different Love 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
Love County Public Schools Entirely Composed of Rural Locales
Education data brief for Love County, Oklahoma.
All nine public schools in Love County are classified by the NCES as rural, creating a purely non-urban educational landscape across its four school districts. This 100% rural structure distinguishes the county from state and national norms that include more varied urban and suburban mixes. The county serves a total enrollment of 1,780 students, with the Marietta district accounting for more than half of the population (1,127 students). The graduation rate of 88.0% sits above the Oklahoma state average of 84.3% and the national average of 87.0%. However, per-pupil expenditure remains low at $5,813, compared to the state average of $6,520 and the national average of $13,000. The county's composite school score is 24.7, trailing the state median of 27.7 and the national median of 50.0. The average school size is 198 students, with Marietta Elementary being the largest at 551 students. Compare district boundaries before drawing conclusions regarding local school outcomes.
Sources
- NCES Common Core of Data
- U.S. Census Bureau ACS
School Overview
Total Schools
9
in Love County
Reported Enrollment
1,780
9 schools reporting
School Districts
4
districts
Charter Schools
0
0% of total
School Level Breakdown
4 School Districts in Love County
MARIETTA
TURNER
THACKERVILLE
GREENVILLE
9 Public Schools in Love 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 9 of 9 matching schools
| School Name | Profile | District | Location | Grades | Type / Flags | Reported Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARIETTA ES | Record | MARIETTA | Marietta, 73448Rural: Remote | PK–5 | Primary | 551 |
| MARIETTA HS | Record | MARIETTA | Marietta, 73448Rural: Remote | 9–12 | High | 324 |
| MARIETTA MS | Record | MARIETTA | Marietta, 73448Rural: Remote | 6–8 | Middle | 252 |
| TURNER ES | Record | TURNER | Burneyville, 73430Rural: Remote | PK–8 | Primary | 227 |
| THACKERVILLE ES | Record | THACKERVILLE | Thackerville, 73459Rural: Distant | PK–5 | Primary | 146 |
| THACKERVILLE HS | Record | THACKERVILLE | Thackerville, 73459Rural: Distant | 9–12 | High | 93 |
| TURNER HS | Record | TURNER | Burneyville, 73430Rural: Remote | 9–12 | High | 78 |
| THACKERVILLE MS | Record | THACKERVILLE | Thackerville, 73459Rural: Distant | 6–8 | Middle | 60 |
| GREENVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL | Record | GREENVILLE | Marietta, 73448Rural: Distant | PK–8 | Primary | 49 |
Education Funding Detail
Annual Per-Pupil Expenditure
$5,813
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.