An equity score of 33/100 ranks El Reno #259 of 439 districts in Oklahoma (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,193 per pupil, El Reno ranks #356 of 540 Oklahoma districts by per-pupil spending (Oklahoma districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,908
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$11,193
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
El Reno operates 6 public schools serving 2,908 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Oklahoma. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 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 Canadian County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,193 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 540 Oklahoma districts by per-pupil spending. See how Oklahoma compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 26.1% local, 53.0% state, and 20.9% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 33/100, ranked #259 of 439 in Oklahoma against a state average of 38, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (9 AP courses district-wide), a 363:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 19.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 41.3% White, 29.0% Hispanic or Latino, 3.8% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Lincoln Learning Ctr, with a diversity index of 73.7/100.
Its largest campus is El Reno Hs, enrolling 1,040 students (35% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Hillcrest Es, at 300 students, a 3x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
El Reno Hs accounts for 35.4% of all El Reno student enrollment
That dominant concentration means El Reno-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
El Reno school enrollment varies 3.5× across entities
El Reno school enrollment ranges from 300 students (lowest) to 1,040 students (highest), a spread of 740 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.
El Reno student-counselor ratio is 363:1 — 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.
El Reno chronic absenteeism rate is 19.6% — 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 El Reno is typically wider than the El Reno-aggregate figure suggests.
El Reno has 6 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 3 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 2,908 students.
How much does El Reno spend per student?
El Reno spends $11,193 per student. The district has an equity score of 33/100, ranking #259 in Oklahoma.
What is the demographic composition of El Reno?
El Reno students are 41.3% White, 29.0% Hispanic or Latino, 3.8% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for El Reno?
El Reno has an equity score of 33/100, ranking #259 out of 439 districts in Oklahoma.