At $13,909 per pupil, Graham-Dustin ranks #157 of 540 Oklahoma districts by per-pupil spending (Oklahoma districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
143
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$13,909
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Graham-Dustin operates 2 public schools serving 143 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Oklahoma. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high 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 Hughes County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,909 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 26.1% local, 52.2% state, and 21.7% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
a 255.8:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 22.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 28.8% White, 15.8% Hispanic or Latino, 2.1% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Graham-Dustin Elementary, enrolling 105 students (72% of the district's total enrollment).
Enrollment across the district's NCES-reporting campuses grew 2.1% between 2022-23 and 2023-24 (143 to 146 students), while the student-teacher ratio tightened by 8.0 students per teacher, per the NCES Common Core of Data annual universe files.
Of the district's $2,002,000 in reported FY2023 expenditures, 45.6% went to instruction, 46% to support services, and 0% to capital outlay, support-services-heavy relative to typical districts, reflecting spending on transportation, administration, or student services. Figures come from the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey's function-level breakdown, not the aggregate per-pupil figure above.
Graham-Dustin Elementary accounts for 71.9% of all Graham-Dustin student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Graham-Dustin a distant remainder — means Graham-Dustin-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. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Graham-Dustin student-counselor ratio is 256:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Graham-Dustin is typically wider than the Graham-Dustin-aggregate figure suggests.
Graham-Dustin chronic absenteeism rate is 22.3% — 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 Graham-Dustin is typically wider than the Graham-Dustin-aggregate figure suggests.