An equity score of 42/100 ranks Elmore City-Pernell #181 of 439 districts in Oklahoma (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,274 per pupil, Elmore City-Pernell ranks #257 of 540 Oklahoma districts by per-pupil spending (Oklahoma districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
507
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$12,274
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Elmore City-Pernell operates 3 public schools serving 507 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Oklahoma. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle 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 Garvin County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,274 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 48.2% local, 37.9% state, and 13.9% 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 42/100, ranked #181 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.
a 358.1:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 19.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 69.0% White, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Elmore City Jhs, with a diversity index of 60.8/100.
Its largest campus is Elmore City-Pernell Es, enrolling 197 students (44% of the district's total enrollment).
Elmore City-Pernell Es accounts for 38.9% of all Elmore City-Pernell student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Elmore City-Pernell-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Elmore City-Pernell student-counselor ratio is 358:1 — 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.
Elmore City-Pernell chronic absenteeism rate is 19.8% — 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 Elmore City-Pernell is typically wider than the Elmore City-Pernell-aggregate figure suggests.