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Cordell, Oklahoma - 3 schools
An equity score of 47/100 ranks Cordell #126 of 439 districts in Oklahoma (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,003 per pupil, Cordell ranks #239 of 540 Oklahoma districts by per-pupil spending (Oklahoma districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
599
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$12,003
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Cordell operates 3 public schools serving 599 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Oklahoma. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 high schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Washita County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,003 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 540 Oklahoma districts by per-pupil spending. See how Oklahoma compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 32.9% local, 47.8% state, and 19.3% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 47/100, ranked #126 of 439 in Oklahoma against a state average of 38, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 288.7:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 22.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 75.1% White, 11.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Cordell Es, with a diversity index of 45.2/100.
Its largest campus is Cordell Es, enrolling 364 students (59% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Cordell Jhs, at 84 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Cordell Es accounts for 59.2% of all Cordell student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Cordell a distant remainder — means Cordell-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Cordell school enrollment varies 4.3× across entities
Cordell school enrollment ranges from 84 students (lowest) to 364 students (highest), a spread of 280 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Cordell student-counselor ratio is 289:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Variation between sub-units within Cordell is typically wider than the Cordell-aggregate figure suggests.
Cordell chronic absenteeism rate is 22.0% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Cordell is typically wider than the Cordell-aggregate figure suggests.