Darlington Public School

Listed by NCES as Darlington (district ID 4009420)

Public school district · Canadian County · Oklahoma · NCES district ID 4009420

Darlington Public School spent $14,336 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 68% of the other Oklahoma districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $12,870). Its one school enrolled 241 students in 2024-25; 21.7% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $13,624 per student, down 5.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Oklahoma districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Darlington Public School in enrollment (237 to 251 students) and Darlington Public School itself.

Current spending per student, Oklahoma districts closest in size to Darlington Public School, FY23Geary Schools $28,652; Covington-Douglas $20,137; Stringtown $16,343; Darlington Public School $14,336; Macomb Public Schools $13,960; Olive Public Schools $13,901; Chattanooga Public School $13,808; Jennings Public Schools $12,049; Buffalo Valley Public Schools $11,662; Schulter Public Schools $8,793; State median, under 1,000 students $12,870.010k20k30kGeary Schools$28,652Covington-Douglas$20,137Stringtown$16,343Darlington Public School$14,336Macomb Public Schools$13,960Olive Public Schools$13,901Chattanooga Public School$13,808Jennings Public Schools$12,049Buffalo Valley Public Schools$11,662Schulter Public Schools$8,793State median, under 1,000 students $12,870
Current spending per student, Oklahoma districts closest in size to Darlington Public School, FY23Geary Schools $28,652; Covington-Douglas $20,137; Stringtown $16,343; Darlington Public School $14,336; Macomb Public Schools $13,960; Olive Public Schools $13,901; Chattanooga Public School $13,808; Jennings Public Schools $12,049; Buffalo Valley Public Schools $11,662; Schulter Public Schools $8,793; State median, under 1,000 students $12,870.010k20k30kGeary Schools$28,652Covington-Douglas$20,137Stringtown$16,343Darlington Public School$14,336Macomb Public Schools$13,960Olive Public Schools$13,901Chattanooga Public School$13,808Jennings Public Schools$12,049Buffalo Valley Public Schools$11,662Schulter Public Schools$8,793State median, under 1,000 students $12,870
Current spending per student, Oklahoma districts closest in size to Darlington Public School, FY23Geary Schools $28,652; Covington-Douglas $20,137; Stringtown $16,343; Darlington Public School $14,336; Macomb Public Schools $13,960; Olive Public Schools $13,901; Chattanooga Public School $13,808; Jennings Public Schools $12,049; Buffalo Valley Public Schools $11,662; Schulter Public Schools $8,793; State median, under 1,000 students $12,870.010k20k30kGeary Schools$28,652Covington-Douglas$20,137Stringtown$16,343Darlington Public School$14,336Macomb Public Schools$13,960Olive Public Schools$13,901Chattanooga Public School$13,808Jennings Public Schools$12,049Buffalo Valley Public Schools$11,662Schulter Public Schools$8,793State median, under 1,000 students $12,870
Current spending per student, Oklahoma districts closest in size to Darlington Public School, FY23Geary Schools $28,652; Covington-Douglas $20,137; Stringtown $16,343; Darlington Public School $14,336; Macomb Public Schools $13,960; Olive Public Schools $13,901; Chattanooga Public School $13,808; Jennings Public Schools $12,049; Buffalo Valley Public Schools $11,662; Schulter Public Schools $8,793; State median, under 1,000 students $12,870.010k20k30kGeary Schools$28,652Covington-Douglas$20,137Stringtown$16,343Darlington Public School$14,336Macomb Public Schools$13,960Olive Public Schools$13,901Chattanooga Public School$13,808Jennings Public Schools$12,049Buffalo Valley Public Schools$11,662Schulter Public Schools$8,793State median, under 1,000 students $12,870

Where the money came from

$4,422,000 in revenue: 21.7% state, 25.2% local and 53.1% federal. Total spending including $28,000 of capital outlay was $3,526,000, or $14,451 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Darlington Public School revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $958,000; Local $1,116,000; Federal $2,348,000; total $4,422,000.
  • State$958,000 22%
  • Local$1,116,000 25%
  • Federal$2,348,000 53%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 408 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

244 students in 2022-23, 255 students in 2023-24, 241 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Darlington Public School enrollment by school year2022-23: 244, 2023-24: 255, 2024-25: 24101002003002022-232442023-242552024-25241
Darlington Public School enrollment by school year2022-23: 244, 2023-24: 255, 2024-25: 24101002003002022-232442023-242552024-25241
Darlington Public School enrollment by school year2022-23: 244, 2023-24: 255, 2024-25: 24101002003002022-232442023-242552024-25241
Darlington Public School enrollment by school year2022-23: 244, 2023-24: 255, 2024-25: 24101002003002022-232442023-242552024-25241

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2324411.022.2
2023-2425512.620.2
2024-2524111.820.3

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$645,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $2,643 per student

Darlington Public School booked $645,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 11 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $58,636 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 97 in 100 Oklahoma districts with a figure (state median $48,166, 514 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Oklahoma teacher salary at $54,804 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$481,00074.6%
Other programs$164,00025.4%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $2,907 in 2018-19, $2,952 in 2019-20, $2,939 in 2020-21, $2,613 in 2021-22, $2,643 in 2022-23.

Darlington Public School teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,907, 2019-20: $2,952, 2020-21: $2,939, 2021-22: $2,613, 2022-23: $2,64301k2k3k2018-19$2,9072019-20$2,9522020-21$2,9392021-22$2,6132022-23$2,643
Darlington Public School teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,907, 2019-20: $2,952, 2020-21: $2,939, 2021-22: $2,613, 2022-23: $2,64301k2k3k2018-19$2,9072019-20$2,9522020-21$2,9392021-22$2,6132022-23$2,643
Darlington Public School teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,907, 2019-20: $2,952, 2020-21: $2,939, 2021-22: $2,613, 2022-23: $2,64301k2k3k2018-19$2,9072019-20$2,9522020-21$2,9392021-22$2,6132022-23$2,643
Darlington Public School teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,907, 2019-20: $2,952, 2020-21: $2,939, 2021-22: $2,613, 2022-23: $2,64301k2k3k2018-19$2,9072019-20$2,9522020-21$2,9392021-22$2,6132022-23$2,643

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Darlington Public School scored proficient or above: 25-29% in reading and 25-29% in math, against 27.2% in reading and 24.9% in math across Oklahoma. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Oklahoma, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtOklahomaStudents tested
Reading and language arts25-29%27.2%127
Math25-29%24.9%127

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

1 elementary school, 241 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Darlington Public School24120.3not reportedSchoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Darlington Public School

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Darlington Public School

  1. Oklahoma districts by spending per studentDarlington Public School ranks 130 of 408 Oklahoma districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($14,336).#130 of 408
  2. Every school district in OklahomaDarlington Public School is the number 393 by size of 544 Oklahoma districts, with 244 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#393 of 544
  3. Chattanooga Public SchoolThe next larger Oklahoma district: 245 students in fall 2022, $13,808 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,808
  4. Olive Public SchoolsThe next smaller Oklahoma district: 242 students in fall 2022, $13,901 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,901
  5. Compare Darlington Public School with Chattanooga Public SchoolEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across OklahomaDarlington Public School spent $58,636 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $48,166); spending, not a salary.$58,636
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Darlington Public School

  1. How many schools and students are in Darlington Public School?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 241 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Darlington Public School spend per student?
    $14,336 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Oklahoma median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $12,870 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $13,624 per student, down 5.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Darlington Public School's money come from?
    $4,422,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 21.7% state, 25.2% local and 53.1% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Darlington Public School live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 10 of the 115 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 8.7%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Darlington Public School spend on teacher salaries?
    $645,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $2,643 per student. Divided by the 11 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $58,636 per teacher, more than 97 in 100 Oklahoma districts (state median $48,166). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Oklahoma teacher salary at $54,804 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Darlington Public School do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Darlington Public School scored proficient or above: 25-29% in reading and 25-29% in math, against 27.2% in reading and 24.9% in math across Oklahoma. Oklahoma's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is Darlington Public School's NCES district ID?
    4009420. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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