Wanette operates 2 public schools serving 136 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Oklahoma. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 other, 1 high schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. Aggregated across those campuses, enrollment totals 80 pupils using the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is geographically located in Pottawatomie County County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,836 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, which aggregates every revenue and spending line reported under federal accounting standards. The funding mix is 28.4% local, 39.5% state, and 32.1% federal — a breakdown that matters because districts leaning heavily on local revenue are more exposed to property-tax swings, while higher federal shares typically track Title I concentration. Average teacher compensation clocks in at $71,484 per NCES F-33, a signal of the district's ability to recruit and retain staff against neighbouring districts.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 40:1 student-counselor ratio that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 43.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 80.0% White, 2.5% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Wanette Es accounts for 75.0% of all Wanette student enrollment
That concentration — well above the 8.4% national median for largest-entity share — means Wanette-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: other. 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.
Wanette student-counselor ratio is 40:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Wanette chronic absenteeism rate is 43.4% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Wanette has 2 schools, including 1 other, 1 high. Total enrollment is 136 students.
How much does Wanette spend per student?
Wanette spends $13,836 per student.
What is the average teacher salary in Wanette?
The average teacher salary in Wanette is $71,484 per year, according to the NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey.
What is the average rent near Wanette?
The HUD Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom in Pottawatomie County County is $N/A/month (2026). This affects housing affordability for families in the district.
What is the demographic composition of Wanette?
Wanette students are 80.0% White, 2.5% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.