Oologah-Talala

Public school district · Rogers County · Oklahoma · NCES district ID 4023040

Oologah-Talala spent $13,884 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 96% of the other Oklahoma districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $10,548). Its 4 schools enrolled 1,709 students in 2024-25; 33.8% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $10,966 per student, down 21.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 85-89% (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 districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Oologah-Talala in enrollment (1,661 to 1,817 students) and Oologah-Talala itself.

Current spending per student, Oklahoma districts closest in size to Oologah-Talala, FY23Cushing Public Schools $14,254; Oologah-Talala $13,884; Bristow $11,305; Madill Public Schools $11,161; Byng Public Schools $10,625; Fort Gibson Public Schools $10,539; Bridge Creek Public Schools $10,173; Catoosa Public Schools $10,119; Bethany $10,035; McLoud Public Schools $9,622; State median, 1,000+ students $10,548.8k10k12k14k16kCushing Public Schools$14,254Oologah-Talala$13,884Bristow$11,305Madill Public Schools$11,161Byng Public Schools$10,625Fort Gibson Public Schools$10,539Bridge Creek Public Schools$10,173Catoosa Public Schools$10,119Bethany$10,035McLoud Public Schools$9,622State median, 1,000+ students $10,548
Current spending per student, Oklahoma districts closest in size to Oologah-Talala, FY23Cushing Public Schools $14,254; Oologah-Talala $13,884; Bristow $11,305; Madill Public Schools $11,161; Byng Public Schools $10,625; Fort Gibson Public Schools $10,539; Bridge Creek Public Schools $10,173; Catoosa Public Schools $10,119; Bethany $10,035; McLoud Public Schools $9,622; State median, 1,000+ students $10,548.8k10k12k14k16kCushing Public Schools$14,254Oologah-Talala$13,884Bristow$11,305Madill Public Schools$11,161Byng Public Schools$10,625Fort Gibson Public Schools$10,539Bridge Creek Public Schools$10,173Catoosa Public Schools$10,119Bethany$10,035McLoud Public Schools$9,622State median, 1,000+ students $10,548
Current spending per student, Oklahoma districts closest in size to Oologah-Talala, FY23Cushing Public Schools $14,254; Oologah-Talala $13,884; Bristow $11,305; Madill Public Schools $11,161; Byng Public Schools $10,625; Fort Gibson Public Schools $10,539; Bridge Creek Public Schools $10,173; Catoosa Public Schools $10,119; Bethany $10,035; McLoud Public Schools $9,622; State median, 1,000+ students $10,548.8k12k16kCushing Public Schools$14,254Oologah-Talala$13,884Bristow$11,305Madill Public Schools$11,161Byng Public Schools$10,625Fort Gibson Public Schools$10,539Bridge Creek Public Schools$10,173Catoosa Public Schools$10,119Bethany$10,035McLoud Public Schools$9,622State median, 1,000+ students $10,548
Current spending per student, Oklahoma districts closest in size to Oologah-Talala, FY23Cushing Public Schools $14,254; Oologah-Talala $13,884; Bristow $11,305; Madill Public Schools $11,161; Byng Public Schools $10,625; Fort Gibson Public Schools $10,539; Bridge Creek Public Schools $10,173; Catoosa Public Schools $10,119; Bethany $10,035; McLoud Public Schools $9,622; State median, 1,000+ students $10,548.8k12k16kCushing Public Schools$14,254Oologah-Talala$13,884Bristow$11,305Madill Public Schools$11,161Byng Public Schools$10,625Fort Gibson Public Schools$10,539Bridge Creek Public Schools$10,173Catoosa Public Schools$10,119Bethany$10,035McLoud Public Schools$9,622State median, 1,000+ students $10,548

Where the money came from

$19,351,000 in revenue: 33.8% state, 57.4% local and 8.8% federal. Total spending including $432,000 of capital outlay was $24,889,000, or $14,304 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Oologah-Talala revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $6,541,000; Local $11,104,000; Federal $1,706,000; total $19,351,000.
  • State$6,541,000 34%
  • Local$11,104,000 57%
  • Federal$1,706,000 9%

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 fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

1,740 students in 2022-23, 1,750 students in 2023-24, 1,709 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Oologah-Talala enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,740, 2023-24: 1,750, 2024-25: 1,70905001k1.5k2k2022-231,7402023-241,7502024-251,709
Oologah-Talala enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,740, 2023-24: 1,750, 2024-25: 1,70905001k1.5k2k2022-231,7402023-241,7502024-251,709
Oologah-Talala enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,740, 2023-24: 1,750, 2024-25: 1,70905001k1.5k2k2022-231,7402023-241,7502024-251,709
Oologah-Talala enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,740, 2023-24: 1,750, 2024-25: 1,70905001k1.5k2k2022-231,7402023-241,7502024-251,709

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,74099.017.6
2023-241,750102.317.1
2024-251,709105.016.3

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

$4,562,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $2,622 per student

Oologah-Talala booked $4,562,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 99 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 $46,081 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 25 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$3,771,00082.7%
Special education$347,0007.6%
Vocational$29,0000.6%
Other programs$415,0009.1%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $2,465 in 2018-19, $2,606 in 2019-20, $2,684 in 2020-21, $2,548 in 2021-22, $2,622 in 2022-23.

Oologah-Talala teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,465, 2019-20: $2,606, 2020-21: $2,684, 2021-22: $2,548, 2022-23: $2,62201k2k3k2018-19$2,4652019-20$2,6062020-21$2,6842021-22$2,5482022-23$2,622
Oologah-Talala teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,465, 2019-20: $2,606, 2020-21: $2,684, 2021-22: $2,548, 2022-23: $2,62201k2k3k2018-19$2,4652019-20$2,6062020-21$2,6842021-22$2,5482022-23$2,622
Oologah-Talala teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,465, 2019-20: $2,606, 2020-21: $2,684, 2021-22: $2,548, 2022-23: $2,62201k2k3k2018-19$2,4652019-20$2,6062020-21$2,6842021-22$2,5482022-23$2,622
Oologah-Talala teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,465, 2019-20: $2,606, 2020-21: $2,684, 2021-22: $2,548, 2022-23: $2,62201k2k3k2018-19$2,4652019-20$2,6062020-21$2,6842021-22$2,5482022-23$2,622

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 Oologah-Talala scored proficient or above: 34% 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 arts34%27.2%881
Math30%24.9%880

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

85-89% of the 129 students in Oologah-Talala'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 rate85‑89%81.2%
Students in the class12952,179

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.

2 elementary schools, 834 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Oologah-Talala Upper Elementary School50116.8not reportedSchoolwide program
Oologah-Talala Lower Elementary School33318.6not 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.

1 middle school, 350 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Oologah-Talala Middle School35013.2not reportedNot 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.

1 high school, 525 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Oologah-Talala High School52517.0not reportedNot 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 Oologah-Talala

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 Oologah-Talala

  1. Oklahoma districts by spending per studentOologah-Talala ranks 6 of 132 Oklahoma districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($13,884).#6 of 132
  2. Every school district in OklahomaOologah-Talala is the number 73 by size of 544 Oklahoma districts, with 1,740 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#73 of 544
  3. BethanyThe next larger Oklahoma district: 1,747 students in fall 2022, $10,035 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$10,035
  4. Cushing Public SchoolsThe next smaller Oklahoma district: 1,699 students in fall 2022, $14,254 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,254
  5. Compare Oologah-Talala with BethanyEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Oologah-Talala High School, its largest high school525 students in 2024-25, 17.0 per teacher.525
  7. Teacher salary spending across OklahomaOologah-Talala spent $46,081 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $48,166); spending, not a salary.$46,081
  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 Oologah-Talala

  1. How many schools and students are in Oologah-Talala?
    4 schools were open in 2024-25 (2 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 1,709 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Oologah-Talala spend per student?
    $13,884 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 $10,966 per student, down 21.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Oologah-Talala's money come from?
    $19,351,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 33.8% state, 57.4% local and 8.8% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Oologah-Talala live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 137 of the 1,906 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 7.2%, 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 Oologah-Talala spend on teacher salaries?
    $4,562,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $2,622 per student. Divided by the 99 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $46,081 per teacher, more than 25 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 Oologah-Talala do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Oologah-Talala scored proficient or above: 34% 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 Oologah-Talala?
    85-89% of the 129 students in Oologah-Talala'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 Oologah-Talala's NCES district ID?
    4023040. 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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