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Cushing, Oklahoma - 5 schools
An equity score of 28/100 ranks Cushing #311 of 439 districts in Oklahoma (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,363 per pupil, Cushing ranks #206 of 540 Oklahoma districts by per-pupil spending (Oklahoma districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,699
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$12,363
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Cushing operates 5 public schools serving 1,699 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Oklahoma. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 1 high, 1 combined 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 Payne County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,363 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 70.5% local, 15.9% state, and 13.5% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 28/100, ranked #311 of 439 in Oklahoma against a state average of 38, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (5 AP courses district-wide), a 315.7:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 18.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 65.8% White, 7.6% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Cushing Hs, with a diversity index of 58.4/100.
Its largest campus is Cushing Hs, enrolling 521 students (31% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Cushing Pre-Kindergarten Schl, at 89 students, a 6x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Cushing Hs accounts for 30.7% of all Cushing student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Cushing-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Cushing school enrollment varies 5.9× across entities
Cushing school enrollment ranges from 89 students (lowest) to 521 students (highest), a spread of 432 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.
Cushing student-counselor ratio is 316:1 — 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 Cushing is typically wider than the Cushing-aggregate figure suggests.
Cushing chronic absenteeism rate is 18.2% — 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 Cushing is typically wider than the Cushing-aggregate figure suggests.