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Muskogee, Oklahoma - 3 schools
An equity score of 24/100 ranks Hilldale #366 of 439 districts in Oklahoma (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $8,688 per pupil, Hilldale ranks #514 of 540 Oklahoma districts by per-pupil spending (Oklahoma districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,033
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$8,688
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Hilldale operates 3 public schools serving 2,033 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 Muskogee County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $8,688 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 24.9% local, 56.3% state, and 18.8% 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 24/100, ranked #366 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 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (4 AP courses district-wide), a 281.8:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 19.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 38.6% White, 11.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Hilldale Lower Es, with a diversity index of 73.0/100.
Its largest campus is Hilldale Lower Es, enrolling 952 students (47% of the district's total enrollment).
Hilldale Lower Es accounts for 46.8% of all Hilldale student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Hilldale a distant remainder — means Hilldale-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Hilldale school enrollment varies 2.2× across entities
Hilldale school enrollment ranges from 430 students (lowest) to 952 students (highest), a spread of 522 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.
Hilldale student-counselor ratio is 282:1 — 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 Hilldale is typically wider than the Hilldale-aggregate figure suggests.
Hilldale chronic absenteeism rate is 19.1% — 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 Hilldale is typically wider than the Hilldale-aggregate figure suggests.