Varnum

Public school district · Seminole County · Oklahoma · NCES district ID 4030990

Varnum spent $11,768 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 68% of the other Oklahoma districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $12,870). Its 2 schools enrolled 330 students in 2024-25; 48.7% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $13,864 per student, up 17.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80% or more (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 Varnum in enrollment (324 to 339 students) and Varnum itself.

Current spending per student, Oklahoma districts closest in size to Varnum, FY23Okeene Public School $15,360; Crowder Public School $13,243; Agra Public Schools $12,569; Sterling Public Schools $12,439; Soper $12,433; Varnum $11,768; Denison $10,656; Glencoe $10,614; Maysville Public School $10,074; Whitebead $9,309; State median, under 1,000 students $12,870.8k10k12k14k16kOkeene Public School$15,360Crowder Public School$13,243Agra Public Schools$12,569Sterling Public Schools$12,439Soper$12,433Varnum$11,768Denison$10,656Glencoe$10,614Maysville Public School$10,074Whitebead$9,309State median, under 1,000 students $12,870
Current spending per student, Oklahoma districts closest in size to Varnum, FY23Okeene Public School $15,360; Crowder Public School $13,243; Agra Public Schools $12,569; Sterling Public Schools $12,439; Soper $12,433; Varnum $11,768; Denison $10,656; Glencoe $10,614; Maysville Public School $10,074; Whitebead $9,309; State median, under 1,000 students $12,870.8k10k12k14k16kOkeene Public School$15,360Crowder Public School$13,243Agra Public Schools$12,569Sterling Public Schools$12,439Soper$12,433Varnum$11,768Denison$10,656Glencoe$10,614Maysville Public School$10,074Whitebead$9,309State median, under 1,000 students $12,870
Current spending per student, Oklahoma districts closest in size to Varnum, FY23Okeene Public School $15,360; Crowder Public School $13,243; Agra Public Schools $12,569; Sterling Public Schools $12,439; Soper $12,433; Varnum $11,768; Denison $10,656; Glencoe $10,614; Maysville Public School $10,074; Whitebead $9,309; State median, under 1,000 students $12,870.8k12k16kOkeene Public School$15,360Crowder Public School$13,243Agra Public Schools$12,569Sterling Public Schools$12,439Soper$12,433Varnum$11,768Denison$10,656Glencoe$10,614Maysville Public School$10,074Whitebead$9,309State median, under 1,000 students $12,870
Current spending per student, Oklahoma districts closest in size to Varnum, FY23Okeene Public School $15,360; Crowder Public School $13,243; Agra Public Schools $12,569; Sterling Public Schools $12,439; Soper $12,433; Varnum $11,768; Denison $10,656; Glencoe $10,614; Maysville Public School $10,074; Whitebead $9,309; State median, under 1,000 students $12,870.8k12k16kOkeene Public School$15,360Crowder Public School$13,243Agra Public Schools$12,569Sterling Public Schools$12,439Soper$12,433Varnum$11,768Denison$10,656Glencoe$10,614Maysville Public School$10,074Whitebead$9,309State median, under 1,000 students $12,870

Where the money came from

$4,677,000 in revenue: 48.7% state, 14.1% local and 37.2% federal. Total spending including $322,000 of capital outlay was $4,234,000, or $12,753 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Varnum revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $2,277,000; Local $658,000; Federal $1,742,000; total $4,677,000.
  • State$2,277,000 49%
  • Local$658,000 14%
  • Federal$1,742,000 37%

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 408 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25

332 students in 2022-23, 309 students in 2023-24, 330 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Varnum enrollment by school year2022-23: 332, 2023-24: 309, 2024-25: 33001002003004002022-233322023-243092024-25330
Varnum enrollment by school year2022-23: 332, 2023-24: 309, 2024-25: 33001002003004002022-233322023-243092024-25330
Varnum enrollment by school year2022-23: 332, 2023-24: 309, 2024-25: 33001002003004002022-233322023-243092024-25330
Varnum enrollment by school year2022-23: 332, 2023-24: 309, 2024-25: 33001002003004002022-233322023-243092024-25330

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2333211.030.2
2023-2430915.919.5
2024-2533017.019.4

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

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Varnum scored proficient or above: 15-19% in reading and 10-14% 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 arts15-19%27.2%154
Math10-14%24.9%154

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

80% or more of the 21 students in Varnum'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 rate80% or more81.2%
Students in the class2152,179

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.

1 elementary school, 255 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Varnum Elementary School25519.9All 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.

1 high school, 75 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Varnum High School7517.9All 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 Varnum

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 Varnum

  1. Oklahoma districts by spending per studentVarnum ranks 279 of 408 Oklahoma districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($11,768).#279 of 408
  2. Every school district in OklahomaVarnum is the number 320 by size of 544 Oklahoma districts, with 332 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#320 of 544
  3. WhitebeadThe next larger Oklahoma district: 333 students in fall 2022, $9,309 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$9,309
  4. SoperThe next smaller Oklahoma district: 330 students in fall 2022, $12,433 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,433
  5. Compare Varnum with WhitebeadEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Varnum High School, its largest high school75 students in 2024-25, 17.9 per teacher.75
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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 Varnum

  1. How many schools and students are in Varnum?
    2 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 high), enrolling 330 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Varnum spend per student?
    $11,768 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 fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $12,870 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $13,864 per student, up 17.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Varnum's money come from?
    $4,677,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 48.7% state, 14.1% local and 37.2% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Varnum live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 26 of the 182 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 14.3%, 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 do students in Varnum do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Varnum scored proficient or above: 15-19% in reading and 10-14% 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.
  6. What is the graduation rate in Varnum?
    80% or more of the 21 students in Varnum'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.
  7. What is Varnum's NCES district ID?
    4030990. 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
  • 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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