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Edmond, Oklahoma - 28 schools
An equity score of 8/100 ranks Edmond #435 of 439 districts in Oklahoma (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $9,132 per pupil, Edmond ranks #489 of 540 Oklahoma districts by per-pupil spending (Oklahoma districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
26,190
Total Enrollment
28
Schools
$9,132
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Edmond operates 28 public schools serving 26,190 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Oklahoma. The school portfolio breaks down into 19 combined, 6 middle, 3 high schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Oklahoma County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $9,132 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 54 of 540 Oklahoma districts by per-pupil spending. See how Oklahoma compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 59.9% local, 30.2% state, and 9.9% 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 8/100, ranked #435 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 3 of 28 schools offering Advanced Placement (78 AP courses district-wide), a 352.9:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 10.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 55.0% White, 13.8% Hispanic or Latino, 11.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Scissortail Elementary School, with a diversity index of 77.2/100.
Its largest campus is Santa Fe Hs, enrolling 2,774 students (11% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Russell Dougherty Es, at 286 students, a 10x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Edmond school enrollment varies 9.7× across entities
Edmond school enrollment ranges from 286 students (lowest) to 2,774 students (highest), a spread of 2,488 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Edmond student-counselor ratio is 353:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Edmond chronic absenteeism rate is 10.7% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.