McAlester Public Schools

Listed by NCES as Mcalester (district ID 4019440)

Public school district · Pittsburg County · Oklahoma · NCES district ID 4019440

McAlester Public Schools spent $13,325 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 93% of the other Oklahoma districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $10,548). Its 3 schools enrolled 1,954 students in 2024-25; 48.8% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $13,812 per student, up 3.7% 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 districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to McAlester Public Schools in enrollment (2,657 to 3,259 students) and McAlester Public Schools itself.

Current spending per student, Oklahoma districts closest in size to McAlester Public Schools, FY23Pryor $15,584; Western Heights $13,887; McAlester Public Schools $13,325; Ada $11,201; El Reno Public Schools $11,193; Noble Public Schools $10,357; Guymon Public Schools $9,985; Glenpool $9,789; Collinsville Public Schools $9,100; Oklahoma Virtual Charter Academy $8,195; State median, 1,000+ students $10,548.5k7.5k10k12.5k15k17.5kPryor$15,584Western Heights$13,887McAlester Public Schools$13,325Ada$11,201El Reno Public Schools$11,193Noble Public Schools$10,357Guymon Public Schools$9,985Glenpool$9,789Collinsville Public Schools$9,100Oklahoma Virtual Charter Acade…$8,195State median, 1,000+ students $10,548
Current spending per student, Oklahoma districts closest in size to McAlester Public Schools, FY23Pryor $15,584; Western Heights $13,887; McAlester Public Schools $13,325; Ada $11,201; El Reno Public Schools $11,193; Noble Public Schools $10,357; Guymon Public Schools $9,985; Glenpool $9,789; Collinsville Public Schools $9,100; Oklahoma Virtual Charter Academy $8,195; State median, 1,000+ students $10,548.5k7.5k10k12.5k15k17.5kPryor$15,584Western Heights$13,887McAlester Public Schools$13,325Ada$11,201El Reno Public Schools$11,193Noble Public Schools$10,357Guymon Public Schools$9,985Glenpool$9,789Collinsville Public Schools$9,100Oklahoma Virtual Charter Academy$8,195State median, 1,000+ students $10,548
Current spending per student, Oklahoma districts closest in size to McAlester Public Schools, FY23Pryor $15,584; Western Heights $13,887; McAlester Public Schools $13,325; Ada $11,201; El Reno Public Schools $11,193; Noble Public Schools $10,357; Guymon Public Schools $9,985; Glenpool $9,789; Collinsville Public Schools $9,100; Oklahoma Virtual Charter Academy $8,195; State median, 1,000+ students $10,548.5k10k15k17.5kPryor$15,584Western Heights$13,887McAlester Public Schools$13,325Ada$11,201El Reno Public Schools$11,193Noble Public Schools$10,357Guymon Public Schools$9,985Glenpool$9,789Collinsville Public Schools$9,100Oklahoma Virtual Charter Academy$8,195State median, 1,000+ students $10,548
Current spending per student, Oklahoma districts closest in size to McAlester Public Schools, FY23Pryor $15,584; Western Heights $13,887; McAlester Public Schools $13,325; Ada $11,201; El Reno Public Schools $11,193; Noble Public Schools $10,357; Guymon Public Schools $9,985; Glenpool $9,789; Collinsville Public Schools $9,100; Oklahoma Virtual Charter Academy $8,195; State median, 1,000+ students $10,548.5k10k15k17.5kPryor$15,584Western Heights$13,887McAlester Public Schools$13,325Ada$11,201El Reno Public Schools$11,193Noble Public Schools$10,357Guymon Public Schools$9,985Glenpool$9,789Collinsville Public Schools$9,100Oklahoma Virtual Charter Academy$8,195State median, 1,000+ students $10,548

Where the money came from

$40,136,000 in revenue: 48.8% state, 25.3% local and 25.8% federal. Total spending including $1,175,000 of capital outlay was $40,806,000, or $13,804 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

McAlester Public Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $19,595,000; Local $10,174,000; Federal $10,367,000; total $40,136,000.
  • State$19,595,000 49%
  • Local$10,174,000 25%
  • Federal$10,367,000 26%

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

2,956 students in 2022-23, 1,999 students in 2023-24, 1,954 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

McAlester Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,956, 2023-24: 1,999, 2024-25: 1,95401k2k3k2022-232,9562023-241,9992024-251,954
McAlester Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,956, 2023-24: 1,999, 2024-25: 1,95401k2k3k2022-232,9562023-241,9992024-251,954
McAlester Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,956, 2023-24: 1,999, 2024-25: 1,95401k2k3k2022-232,9562023-241,9992024-251,954
McAlester Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,956, 2023-24: 1,999, 2024-25: 1,95401k2k3k2022-232,9562023-241,9992024-251,954

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-232,956180.116.4
2023-241,999118.416.9
2024-251,954120.816.2

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

$8,560,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $2,896 per student

McAlester Public Schools booked $8,560,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 181 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 $47,327 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 39 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$6,349,00074.2%
Special education$1,279,00014.9%
Vocational$212,0002.5%
Other programs$720,0008.4%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $2,693 in 2018-19, $2,812 in 2019-20, $2,837 in 2020-21, $2,960 in 2021-22, $2,896 in 2022-23.

McAlester Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,693, 2019-20: $2,812, 2020-21: $2,837, 2021-22: $2,960, 2022-23: $2,89601k2k3k2018-19$2,6932019-20$2,8122020-21$2,8372021-22$2,9602022-23$2,896
McAlester Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,693, 2019-20: $2,812, 2020-21: $2,837, 2021-22: $2,960, 2022-23: $2,89601k2k3k2018-19$2,6932019-20$2,8122020-21$2,8372021-22$2,9602022-23$2,896
McAlester Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,693, 2019-20: $2,812, 2020-21: $2,837, 2021-22: $2,960, 2022-23: $2,89601k2k3k2018-19$2,6932019-20$2,8122020-21$2,8372021-22$2,9602022-23$2,896
McAlester Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,693, 2019-20: $2,812, 2020-21: $2,837, 2021-22: $2,960, 2022-23: $2,89601k2k3k2018-19$2,6932019-20$2,8122020-21$2,8372021-22$2,9602022-23$2,896

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 McAlester Public Schools scored proficient or above: 32% in reading and 39% 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 arts32%27.2%1,404
Math39%24.9%1,406

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 229 students in McAlester Public Schools' 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 class22952,179

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, 535 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Will Rogers Elementary School53514.3All 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 middle school, 437 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Parker Intermediate Ctr43716.9All 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, 982 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Mcalester High School98217.1All 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.

5 more schools on file: small, closed or in an earlier directory

These records carry fewer federal fields than a full school page needs, so each is summarized here with what NCES reports.

Puterbaugh Middle School

Middle school in McAlester; 439 students; 14.5 students per teacher.

Emerson Elementary School

Elementary school in McAlester; 217 students; 17.4 students per teacher.

William Gay Ec Ctr

Elementary school in McAlester; 186 students; 14.7 students per teacher.

Edmond Doyle Elementary School

Elementary school in McAlester; 168 students; 15.5 students per teacher.

Jefferson Ec Ctr

School in McAlester; 168 students; 21.0 students per teacher.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and earlier directories: the last year each school was listed, its students and its teachers.

Contact McAlester Public Schools

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 McAlester Public Schools

  1. Oklahoma districts by spending per studentMcAlester Public Schools ranks 10 of 132 Oklahoma districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($13,325).#10 of 132
  2. Every school district in OklahomaMcAlester Public Schools is the number 40 by size of 544 Oklahoma districts, with 2,956 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#40 of 544
  3. Guymon Public SchoolsThe next larger Oklahoma district: 2,982 students in fall 2022, $9,985 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$9,985
  4. El Reno Public SchoolsThe next smaller Oklahoma district: 2,908 students in fall 2022, $11,193 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,193
  5. Compare McAlester Public Schools with Guymon Public SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Mcalester High School, its largest high school982 students in 2024-25, 17.1 per teacher.982
  7. Teacher salary spending across OklahomaMcAlester Public Schools spent $47,327 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $48,166); spending, not a salary.$47,327
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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 McAlester Public Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in McAlester Public Schools?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 1,954 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does McAlester Public Schools spend per student?
    $13,325 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 $13,812 per student, up 3.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does McAlester Public Schools' money come from?
    $40,136,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 48.8% state, 25.3% local and 25.8% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in McAlester Public Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 747 of the 2,973 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 25.1%, 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 McAlester Public Schools spend on teacher salaries?
    $8,560,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $2,896 per student. Divided by the 181 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $47,327 per teacher, more than 39 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 McAlester Public Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in McAlester Public Schools scored proficient or above: 32% in reading and 39% 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 McAlester Public Schools?
    79% of the 229 students in McAlester Public Schools' 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 McAlester Public Schools' NCES district ID?
    4019440. 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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