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Newkirk, Oklahoma - 3 schools
An equity score of 35/100 ranks Newkirk #245 of 439 districts in Oklahoma (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,332 per pupil, Newkirk ranks #208 of 540 Oklahoma districts by per-pupil spending (Oklahoma districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
743
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$12,332
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Newkirk operates 3 public schools serving 743 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 Kay County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,332 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 49.9% local, 33.7% state, and 16.4% 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 35/100, ranked #245 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), a 256.9:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 18.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 70.4% White, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Newkirk Ms, with a diversity index of 50.2/100.
Its largest campus is Newkirk Es, enrolling 317 students (43% of the district's total enrollment).
Newkirk Es accounts for 42.7% of all Newkirk student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Newkirk-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.
Newkirk student-counselor ratio is 257:1 — 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 Newkirk is typically wider than the Newkirk-aggregate figure suggests.
Newkirk chronic absenteeism rate is 18.2% — 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 Newkirk is typically wider than the Newkirk-aggregate figure suggests.