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Indianola, Oklahoma - 2 schools
An equity score of 40/100 ranks Indianola #205 of 439 districts in Oklahoma (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,876 per pupil, Indianola ranks #181 of 540 Oklahoma districts by per-pupil spending (Oklahoma districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
289
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$12,876
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Indianola operates 2 public schools serving 289 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 Pittsburg County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,876 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 35.7% local, 41.5% state, and 22.8% 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 40/100, ranked #205 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 273:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 25.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 53.3% White, 7.2% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Indianola Es, enrolling 182 students (67% of the district's total enrollment).
Indianola Es accounts for 63.0% of all Indianola student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Indianola a distant remainder — means Indianola-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.
Indianola student-counselor ratio is 273:1 — 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 Indianola is typically wider than the Indianola-aggregate figure suggests.
Indianola chronic absenteeism rate is 25.5% — 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 Indianola is typically wider than the Indianola-aggregate figure suggests.