Fargo-Gage Public School

Listed by NCES as Fargo (district ID 4011430)

Public school district · Ellis County · Oklahoma · NCES district ID 4011430

Fargo-Gage Public School spent $18,919 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 90% of the other Oklahoma districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $12,870). Its 2 schools enrolled 226 students in 2024-25; 37.1% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $20,443 per student, up 8.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80% or more (Oklahoma: 81.2%).

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 Fargo-Gage Public School in enrollment (219 to 225 students) and Fargo-Gage Public School itself.

Current spending per student, Oklahoma districts closest in size to Fargo-Gage Public School, FY23Waynoka Public Schools $20,224; Fargo-Gage Public School $18,919; Battiest Public Schools $15,862; Tipton Public Schools $14,772; Mulhall-Orlando $14,750; Midway Public Schools $14,108; Sasakwa Public Schools $14,082; Watts Public Schools $12,192; Harmony Public Schools $12,078; Copan Public Schools $11,809; State median, under 1,000 students $12,870.10k15k20k25kWaynoka Public Schools$20,224Fargo-Gage Public School$18,919Battiest Public Schools$15,862Tipton Public Schools$14,772Mulhall-Orlando$14,750Midway Public Schools$14,108Sasakwa Public Schools$14,082Watts Public Schools$12,192Harmony Public Schools$12,078Copan Public Schools$11,809State median, under 1,000 students $12,870
Current spending per student, Oklahoma districts closest in size to Fargo-Gage Public School, FY23Waynoka Public Schools $20,224; Fargo-Gage Public School $18,919; Battiest Public Schools $15,862; Tipton Public Schools $14,772; Mulhall-Orlando $14,750; Midway Public Schools $14,108; Sasakwa Public Schools $14,082; Watts Public Schools $12,192; Harmony Public Schools $12,078; Copan Public Schools $11,809; State median, under 1,000 students $12,870.10k15k20k25kWaynoka Public Schools$20,224Fargo-Gage Public School$18,919Battiest Public Schools$15,862Tipton Public Schools$14,772Mulhall-Orlando$14,750Midway Public Schools$14,108Sasakwa Public Schools$14,082Watts Public Schools$12,192Harmony Public Schools$12,078Copan Public Schools$11,809State median, under 1,000 students $12,870
Current spending per student, Oklahoma districts closest in size to Fargo-Gage Public School, FY23Waynoka Public Schools $20,224; Fargo-Gage Public School $18,919; Battiest Public Schools $15,862; Tipton Public Schools $14,772; Mulhall-Orlando $14,750; Midway Public Schools $14,108; Sasakwa Public Schools $14,082; Watts Public Schools $12,192; Harmony Public Schools $12,078; Copan Public Schools $11,809; State median, under 1,000 students $12,870.10k15k20k25kWaynoka Public Schools$20,224Fargo-Gage Public School$18,919Battiest Public Schools$15,862Tipton Public Schools$14,772Mulhall-Orlando$14,750Midway Public Schools$14,108Sasakwa Public Schools$14,082Watts Public Schools$12,192Harmony Public Schools$12,078Copan Public Schools$11,809State median, under 1,000 students $12,870
Current spending per student, Oklahoma districts closest in size to Fargo-Gage Public School, FY23Waynoka Public Schools $20,224; Fargo-Gage Public School $18,919; Battiest Public Schools $15,862; Tipton Public Schools $14,772; Mulhall-Orlando $14,750; Midway Public Schools $14,108; Sasakwa Public Schools $14,082; Watts Public Schools $12,192; Harmony Public Schools $12,078; Copan Public Schools $11,809; State median, under 1,000 students $12,870.10k15k20k25kWaynoka Public Schools$20,224Fargo-Gage Public School$18,919Battiest Public Schools$15,862Tipton Public Schools$14,772Mulhall-Orlando$14,750Midway Public Schools$14,108Sasakwa Public Schools$14,082Watts Public Schools$12,192Harmony Public Schools$12,078Copan Public Schools$11,809State median, under 1,000 students $12,870

Where the money came from

$6,276,000 in revenue: 37.1% state, 54.3% local and 8.6% federal. Total spending including $1,205,000 of capital outlay was $5,445,000, or $24,527 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Fargo-Gage Public School revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $2,331,000; Local $3,407,000; Federal $538,000; total $6,276,000.
  • State$2,331,000 37%
  • Local$3,407,000 54%
  • Federal$538,000 9%

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 rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

222 students in 2022-23, 219 students in 2023-24, 226 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Fargo-Gage Public School enrollment by school year2022-23: 222, 2023-24: 219, 2024-25: 22601002003002022-232222023-242192024-25226
Fargo-Gage Public School enrollment by school year2022-23: 222, 2023-24: 219, 2024-25: 22601002003002022-232222023-242192024-25226
Fargo-Gage Public School enrollment by school year2022-23: 222, 2023-24: 219, 2024-25: 22601002003002022-232222023-242192024-25226
Fargo-Gage Public School enrollment by school year2022-23: 222, 2023-24: 219, 2024-25: 22601002003002022-232222023-242192024-25226

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2322221.010.6
2023-2421920.010.9
2024-2522621.010.8

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

$986,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,441 per student

Fargo-Gage Public School booked $986,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 21 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 $46,930 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 34 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$799,00081.0%
Special education$44,0004.5%
Vocational$100,00010.1%
Other programs$43,0004.4%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,960 in 2018-19, $3,755 in 2019-20, $4,272 in 2020-21, $4,507 in 2021-22, $4,441 in 2022-23.

Fargo-Gage Public School teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,960, 2019-20: $3,755, 2020-21: $4,272, 2021-22: $4,507, 2022-23: $4,44102k4k6k2018-19$3,9602019-20$3,7552020-21$4,2722021-22$4,5072022-23$4,441
Fargo-Gage Public School teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,960, 2019-20: $3,755, 2020-21: $4,272, 2021-22: $4,507, 2022-23: $4,44102k4k6k2018-19$3,9602019-20$3,7552020-21$4,2722021-22$4,5072022-23$4,441
Fargo-Gage Public School teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,960, 2019-20: $3,755, 2020-21: $4,272, 2021-22: $4,507, 2022-23: $4,44102k4k6k2018-19$3,9602019-20$3,7552020-21$4,2722021-22$4,5072022-23$4,441
Fargo-Gage Public School teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,960, 2019-20: $3,755, 2020-21: $4,272, 2021-22: $4,507, 2022-23: $4,44102k4k6k2018-19$3,9602019-20$3,7552020-21$4,2722021-22$4,5072022-23$4,441

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 Fargo-Gage Public School scored proficient or above: 35-39% in reading and 40-44% 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 arts35-39%27.2%112
Math40-44%24.9%112

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.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

80% or more of the 20 students in Fargo-Gage Public School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.2% across Oklahoma. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtOklahoma
Four-year graduation rate80% or more81.2%
Students in the class2052,179

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

1 elementary school, 155 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Fargo Elementary School15511.0not 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.

1 high school, 71 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Fargo High School7110.3not reportedNot Title I

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 Fargo-Gage 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 Fargo-Gage Public School

  1. Oklahoma districts by spending per studentFargo-Gage Public School ranks 42 of 408 Oklahoma districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($18,919).#42 of 408
  2. Every school district in OklahomaFargo-Gage Public School is the number 413 by size of 544 Oklahoma districts, with 222 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#413 of 544
  3. Waynoka Public SchoolsThe next larger Oklahoma district: 223 students in fall 2022, $20,224 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$20,224
  4. Harmony Public SchoolsThe next smaller Oklahoma district: 219 students in fall 2022, $12,078 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,078
  5. Compare Fargo-Gage Public School with Waynoka Public SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Fargo High School, its largest high school71 students in 2024-25, 10.3 per teacher.71
  7. Teacher salary spending across OklahomaFargo-Gage Public School spent $46,930 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $48,166); spending, not a salary.$46,930
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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 Fargo-Gage Public School

  1. How many schools and students are in Fargo-Gage Public School?
    2 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 high), enrolling 226 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Fargo-Gage Public School spend per student?
    $18,919 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 $20,443 per student, up 8.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Fargo-Gage Public School's money come from?
    $6,276,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 37.1% state, 54.3% local and 8.6% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Fargo-Gage Public School live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 47 of the 295 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 15.9%, 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 Fargo-Gage Public School spend on teacher salaries?
    $986,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,441 per student. Divided by the 21 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $46,930 per teacher, more than 34 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 Fargo-Gage Public School do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Fargo-Gage Public School scored proficient or above: 35-39% in reading and 40-44% 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 the graduation rate in Fargo-Gage Public School?
    80% or more of the 20 students in Fargo-Gage Public School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.2% across Oklahoma. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is Fargo-Gage Public School's NCES district ID?
    4011430. 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 four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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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