An equity score of 36/100 ranks Velma-Alma #238 of 439 districts in Oklahoma (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,675 per pupil, Velma-Alma ranks #311 of 540 Oklahoma districts by per-pupil spending (Oklahoma districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
465
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$11,675
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Velma-Alma operates 3 public schools serving 465 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 $11,675 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 43.5% local, 46.0% state, and 10.5% 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 36/100, ranked #238 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 (1 AP courses district-wide), a 451.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 19.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 67.5% White, 5.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Velma-Alma Hs, with a diversity index of 54.7/100.
Its largest campus is Velma-Alma Es, enrolling 211 students (47% of the district's total enrollment).
Velma-Alma Es accounts for 45.4% of all Velma-Alma student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Velma-Alma a distant remainder — means Velma-Alma-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Velma-Alma school enrollment varies 2.3× across entities
Velma-Alma school enrollment ranges from 90 students (lowest) to 211 students (highest), a spread of 121 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.
Velma-Alma 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.
Velma-Alma chronic absenteeism rate is 19.9% — 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 Velma-Alma is typically wider than the Velma-Alma-aggregate figure suggests.