Oklahoma · NCES F-33 finance data

Highest Spending Districts in Oklahoma

The 50 Oklahoma districts that spend the most per student, ranked from NCES F-33 finance data (2021-22). Only districts enrolling 500 or more students are included.

$18,106
Top per-pupil spend
$13,201
Avg across top 50
50
Districts listed

The spending picture in one line

Chouteau-Mazie spends $18,106 per student, the most of any Oklahoma district listed, against an average of $13,201 across the top 50.

$18,106
top spend (Chouteau-Mazie)
$11,879
lowest on this list
1.5×
spread across the listed districts
820
students in the top district
# District Per-Pupil $
1 Chouteau-Mazie Chouteau $18,106
2 Pawhuska Pawhuska $15,457
3 Pryor Pryor $15,411
4 Grand View Tahlequah $15,385
5 Hartshorne Hartshorne $14,826
6 Stroud Stroud $14,458
7 Kingfisher Kingfisher $14,377
8 Caddo Caddo $14,370
9 Millwood Oklahoma City $14,339
10 Coalgate Coalgate $14,233
11 Watonga Watonga $14,080
12 Hennessey Hennessey $14,057
13 Wynnewood Wynnewood $13,971
14 Ketchum Ketchum $13,880
15 Jay Jay $13,712
16 Oklahoma City Oklahoma City $13,529
17 Atoka Atoka $13,464
18 Oktaha Oktaha $13,382
19 Western Heights Oklahoma City $13,372
20 Wewoka Wewoka $13,371
21 Talihina Talihina $13,347
22 Salina Salina $13,154
23 Westville Westville $13,125
24 Okmulgee Okmulgee $13,024
25 Alva Alva $13,003
26 Cashion Cashion $12,978
27 Holdenville Holdenville $12,827
28 Clinton Clinton $12,826
29 Shawnee Shawnee $12,611
30 Heavener Heavener $12,441
31 Rock Creek Bokchito $12,417
32 Cushing Cushing $12,363
33 Newkirk Newkirk $12,332
34 Mcalester Mcalester $12,331
35 Pawnee Pawnee $12,303
36 Kingston Kingston $12,204
37 Vian Vian $12,195
38 Tulsa Tulsa $12,178
39 Kansas Kansas $12,163
40 Maryetta Stilwell $12,153
41 Mangum Mangum $12,138
42 Locust Grove Locust Grove $12,117
43 Fairview Fairview $12,112
44 Stilwell Stilwell $12,104
45 Chelsea Chelsea $12,091
46 Roland Roland $12,072
47 Cordell Cordell $12,003
48 Tahlequah Tahlequah $11,886
49 Kipp (Charter) Tulsa $11,882
50 Wagoner Wagoner $11,879

Methodology

Per-pupil expenditure data comes from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Only districts with 500 or more students are included to ensure meaningful comparisons. Spending figures include all current operational expenditures divided by total enrollment.