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Poteau, OK
Public School Ratings




Poteau Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Poteau School District details

Poteau School District
100 Mockingbird Lane
Poteau, OK 74953

2,182 Students enrolled in District

5 Schools in District

15 Students Per Classroom (State average is 16)

Poteau School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Oklahoma

8

(10 is best)

Better than 79.4% of all OK school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Better than 48.0% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

40 30 20 10 0
27%
21%
28%
23%
27%
18%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
7th And 8th Grade Academic Ctr School
100 Mockingbird Lane
Poteau, OK, 74953
07-08
Pansy Kidd Middle School
100 Mockingbird Lane
Poteau, OK, 74953
05-06
Poteau High School
100 Mockingbird Lane
Poteau, OK, 74953
09-12
Poteau Primary Elementary School
100 Mockingbird Lane
Poteau, OK, 74953
PK-01
Poteau Upper Elementary School
100 Mockingbird Lane
Poteau, OK, 74953
02-04

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 51.0% 52.5%
Black 0.3% 9.0%
Hispanic 26.2% 22.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.7% 2.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 20.8% 13.6%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported 0.1%
Free lunch eligible Unreported 0.1%
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported 0.0%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,006 $13,106,000 54.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $639 $1,395,000 5.8%
Staff $537 $1,171,000 4.8%
General Administration $249 $544,000 2.2%
School Administration $603 $1,315,000 5.4%
Operation $1,043 $2,275,000 9.4%
Transportation $205 $448,000 1.9%
Other $1,043 $2,276,000 9.4%
Total Support $4,319 $9,424,000 38.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $770 $1,680,000 6.9%
Total Expenditures $11,095 $24,210,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,731 $4,023,366,000 51.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $696 $488,410,000 6.2%
Staff $407 $285,532,000 3.6%
General Administration $309 $217,178,000 2.8%
School Administration $561 $394,159,000 5.0%
Operation $1,057 $741,962,000 9.4%
Transportation $241 $168,886,000 2.1%
Other $414 $290,570,000 3.7%
Total Support $3,685 $2,586,697,000 32.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,828 $1,283,490,000 16.3%
Total Expenditures $11,244 $7,893,553,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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