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Marlow, Oklahoma - 3 schools
An equity score of 30/100 ranks Marlow #285 of 439 districts in Oklahoma (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $9,982 per pupil, Marlow ranks #437 of 540 Oklahoma districts by per-pupil spending (Oklahoma districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,453
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$9,982
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Marlow operates 3 public schools serving 1,453 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 Stephens County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $9,982 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 540 Oklahoma districts by per-pupil spending. See how Oklahoma compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 33.3% local, 55.3% state, and 11.4% 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 30/100, ranked #285 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.
a 451.7:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 23.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 74.8% White, 8.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Marlow Es, with a diversity index of 46.2/100.
Its largest campus is Marlow Es, enrolling 702 students (52% of the district's total enrollment).
Marlow Es accounts for 48.3% of all Marlow student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Marlow a distant remainder — means Marlow-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.
Marlow school enrollment varies 2.5× across entities
Marlow school enrollment ranges from 282 students (lowest) to 702 students (highest), a spread of 420 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.
Marlow student-counselor ratio is 452:1 — 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.
Marlow chronic absenteeism rate is 23.2% — 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 Marlow is typically wider than the Marlow-aggregate figure suggests.