Norman

Public school district · Cleveland County · Oklahoma · NCES district ID 4021720

Norman spent $10,223 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 61% of the other Oklahoma districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $10,548). Its 25 schools enrolled 16,048 students in 2024-25; 38.6% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $11,327 per student, up 10.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 79% (Oklahoma: 81.2%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Oklahoma's largest districts

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. Among the 10 districts shown, Norman ranks 6.

Current spending per student, largest Oklahoma districts, FY23Oklahoma City School District I-89 $13,335; Tulsa Public Schools $11,873; Lawton Public Schools $11,526; Union $11,334; Putnam City $10,727; Norman $10,223; Moore Public Schools $9,662; Edmond $9,439; Broken Arrow Public Schools $8,777; Epic Charter Schools $8,074; State median, 1,000+ students $10,548.6k8k10k12k14kOklahoma City School District …$13,335Tulsa Public Schools$11,873Lawton Public Schools$11,526Union$11,334Putnam City$10,727Norman$10,223Moore Public Schools$9,662Edmond$9,439Broken Arrow Public Schools$8,777Epic Charter Schools$8,074State median, 1,000+ students $10,548
Current spending per student, largest Oklahoma districts, FY23Oklahoma City School District I-89 $13,335; Tulsa Public Schools $11,873; Lawton Public Schools $11,526; Union $11,334; Putnam City $10,727; Norman $10,223; Moore Public Schools $9,662; Edmond $9,439; Broken Arrow Public Schools $8,777; Epic Charter Schools $8,074; State median, 1,000+ students $10,548.6k8k10k12k14kOklahoma City School District I-89$13,335Tulsa Public Schools$11,873Lawton Public Schools$11,526Union$11,334Putnam City$10,727Norman$10,223Moore Public Schools$9,662Edmond$9,439Broken Arrow Public Schools$8,777Epic Charter Schools$8,074State median, 1,000+ students $10,548
Current spending per student, largest Oklahoma districts, FY23Oklahoma City School District I-89 $13,335; Tulsa Public Schools $11,873; Lawton Public Schools $11,526; Union $11,334; Putnam City $10,727; Norman $10,223; Moore Public Schools $9,662; Edmond $9,439; Broken Arrow Public Schools $8,777; Epic Charter Schools $8,074; State median, 1,000+ students $10,548.6k10k14kOklahoma City School District I-89$13,335Tulsa Public Schools$11,873Lawton Public Schools$11,526Union$11,334Putnam City$10,727Norman$10,223Moore Public Schools$9,662Edmond$9,439Broken Arrow Public Schools$8,777Epic Charter Schools$8,074State median, 1,000+ students $10,548
Current spending per student, largest Oklahoma districts, FY23Oklahoma City School District I-89 $13,335; Tulsa Public Schools $11,873; Lawton Public Schools $11,526; Union $11,334; Putnam City $10,727; Norman $10,223; Moore Public Schools $9,662; Edmond $9,439; Broken Arrow Public Schools $8,777; Epic Charter Schools $8,074; State median, 1,000+ students $10,548.6k10k14kOklahoma City School District I-89$13,335Tulsa Public Schools$11,873Lawton Public Schools$11,526Union$11,334Putnam City$10,727Norman$10,223Moore Public Schools$9,662Edmond$9,439Broken Arrow Public Schools$8,777Epic Charter Schools$8,074State median, 1,000+ students $10,548

Where the money came from

$202,398,000 in revenue: 38.6% state, 50.6% local and 10.8% federal. Total spending including $19,356,000 of capital outlay was $182,859,000, or $11,584 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Norman revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $78,116,000; Local $102,399,000; Federal $21,883,000; total $202,398,000.
  • State$78,116,000 39%
  • Local$102,399,000 51%
  • Federal$21,883,000 11%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 132 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

15,786 students in 2022-23, 15,662 students in 2023-24, 16,048 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Norman enrollment by school year2022-23: 15,786, 2023-24: 15,662, 2024-25: 16,04805k10k15k20k2022-2315,7862023-2415,6622024-2516,048
Norman enrollment by school year2022-23: 15,786, 2023-24: 15,662, 2024-25: 16,04805k10k15k20k2022-2315,7862023-2415,6622024-2516,048
Norman enrollment by school year2022-23: 15,786, 2023-24: 15,662, 2024-25: 16,04805k10k15k20k2022-2315,7862023-2415,6622024-2516,048
Norman enrollment by school year2022-23: 15,786, 2023-24: 15,662, 2024-25: 16,04805k10k15k20k2022-2315,7862023-2415,6622024-2516,048

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2315,786962.916.4
2023-2415,662966.216.2
2024-2516,048968.416.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$47,103,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $2,984 per student

Norman booked $47,103,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 963 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $48,914 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 59 in 100 Oklahoma districts with a figure (state median $48,166, 514 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Oklahoma teacher salary at $54,804 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$25,681,00054.5%
Special education$6,393,00013.6%
Vocational$321,0000.7%
Other programs$14,708,00031.2%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $2,814 in 2018-19, $2,842 in 2019-20, $3,199 in 2020-21, $2,972 in 2021-22, $2,984 in 2022-23.

Norman teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,814, 2019-20: $2,842, 2020-21: $3,199, 2021-22: $2,972, 2022-23: $2,98401k2k3k4k2018-19$2,8142019-20$2,8422020-21$3,1992021-22$2,9722022-23$2,984
Norman teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,814, 2019-20: $2,842, 2020-21: $3,199, 2021-22: $2,972, 2022-23: $2,98401k2k3k4k2018-19$2,8142019-20$2,8422020-21$3,1992021-22$2,9722022-23$2,984
Norman teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,814, 2019-20: $2,842, 2020-21: $3,199, 2021-22: $2,972, 2022-23: $2,98401k2k3k4k2018-19$2,8142019-20$2,8422020-21$3,1992021-22$2,9722022-23$2,984
Norman teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,814, 2019-20: $2,842, 2020-21: $3,199, 2021-22: $2,972, 2022-23: $2,98401k2k3k4k2018-19$2,8142019-20$2,8422020-21$3,1992021-22$2,9722022-23$2,984

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Norman scored proficient or above: 35% in reading and 30% in math, against 27.2% in reading and 24.9% in math across Oklahoma. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Oklahoma, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtOklahomaStudents tested
Reading and language arts35%27.2%7,418
Math30%24.9%7,393

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

79% of the 1,252 students in Norman's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.2% across Oklahoma. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtOklahoma
Four-year graduation rate79%81.2%
Students in the class1,25252,179

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

18 elementary schools, 7,736 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Dimensions Academy73837.4All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Roosevelt Elementary School60015.4not reportedNot Title I
Eisenhower Elementary School57915.6not reportedSchoolwide program
Ronald Reagan Elementary School52014.6All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Cleveland Elementary School51414.4not reportedNot Title I
Adams Elementary School50614.4All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Washington Elementary School48714.1not reportedSchoolwide program
Kennedy Elementary School47813.7All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Monroe Elementary School45214.2not reportedSchoolwide program
Jackson Elementary School43413.3All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Madison Elementary School41214.3All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Truman Primary School35313.0not reportedSchoolwide program
The other 6 elementary schools
SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Mckinley Elementary School34112.8not reportedNot Title I
Jefferson Elementary School33113.3All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Truman Elementary School30313.9not reportedNot Title I
Lincoln Elementary School25811.8All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Lakeview Elementary School21812.6not reportedSchoolwide program
Wilson Elementary School21211.8All free (CEP)Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

4 middle schools, 3,251 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Whittier Middle School1,10819.3not reportedNot Title I
Irving Middle School72714.3All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Longfellow Middle School70816.9not reportedSchoolwide program
Alcott Middle School70816.7not reportedSchoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

3 high schools, 5,061 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Norman North High School2,40019.4not reportedNot Title I
Norman High School2,10019.9not reportedNot Title I
Dimensions Academy56123.0All free (CEP)Not Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Norman

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Norman

  1. Oklahoma districts by spending per studentNorman ranks 80 of 132 Oklahoma districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($10,223).#80 of 132
  2. Every school district in OklahomaNorman is the number 8 by size of 544 Oklahoma districts, with 15,786 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#8 of 544
  3. Putnam CityThe next larger Oklahoma district: 18,905 students in fall 2022, $10,727 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$10,727
  4. UnionThe next smaller Oklahoma district: 14,890 students in fall 2022, $11,334 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,334
  5. Compare Norman with Putnam CityEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Norman North High School, its largest high school2,400 students in 2024-25, 19.4 per teacher.2,400
  7. Teacher salary spending across OklahomaNorman spent $48,914 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $48,166); spending, not a salary.$48,914
  8. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Norman

  1. How many schools and students are in Norman?
    25 schools were open in 2024-25 (18 elementary, 4 middle, 3 high), enrolling 16,048 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Norman spend per student?
    $10,223 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Oklahoma median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $10,548 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $11,327 per student, up 10.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Norman's money come from?
    $202,398,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 38.6% state, 50.6% local and 10.8% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Norman live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 1,993 of the 16,756 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 11.9%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Norman spend on teacher salaries?
    $47,103,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $2,984 per student. Divided by the 963 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $48,914 per teacher, more than 59 in 100 Oklahoma districts (state median $48,166). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Oklahoma teacher salary at $54,804 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Norman do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Norman scored proficient or above: 35% in reading and 30% in math, against 27.2% in reading and 24.9% in math across Oklahoma. Oklahoma's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Norman?
    79% of the 1,252 students in Norman's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.2% across Oklahoma. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is Norman's NCES district ID?
    4021720. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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