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Empire Public Schools, Oklahoma

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Empire Public Schools
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 490 (2023-2024)
Schools: 3 (2023-2024)
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Empire Public Schools is a school district in Oklahoma (Cotton, Comanche, and Stephens counties). During the 2024 school year, 490 students attended one of the district's three schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

Empire Public Schools consists of five members serving five-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameSeatYear assumed officeYear term ends
Jarrel SwansonOffice 3
Will AndersonOffice 22027
Mechelle AshfordOffice 12026
Paul MendenallOffice 52025
Sheresa PatrickOffice 42024

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $1,332,000 $2,532 20%
Local: $1,554,000 $2,954 23%
State: $3,894,000 $7,403 57%
Total: $6,780,000 $12,890
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $5,980,000 $11,368
Total Current Expenditures: $5,921,000 $11,256
Instructional Expenditures: $2,990,000 $5,684 50%
Student and Staff Support: $667,000 $1,268 11%
Administration: $632,000 $1,201 11%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,632,000 $3,102 27%
Total Capital Outlay: $29,000 $55
Construction: $0 $0
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $29,000 $55


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 24 PS 11-19 21-39 21-39 20-24
2018-2019 38 20-29 60-79 40-59 35-39
2017-2018 26 PS 20-29 PS 30-39 25-29
2016-2017 36 PS PS 30-39 <50 40-49 35-39
2015-2016 75 PS 80-89 PS 60-79 75-79
2014-2015 73 PS 60-79 >=50 70-74
2013-2014 57 PS 30-39 >=50 PS 55-59
2012-2013 66 PS 40-59 PS PS 65-69
2011-2012 69 40-59 PS 70-74
2010-2011 50 PS 21-39 PS 50-54

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 19 PS <=10 21-39 21-39 20-24
2018-2019 30 11-19 40-59 40-59 25-29
2017-2018 30 PS 20-29 PS 30-39 25-29
2016-2017 35 PS PS 20-29 <50 40-49 35-39
2015-2016 74 PS 50-59 PS 60-79 75-79
2014-2015 73 PS 50-59 >=50 PS 75-79
2013-2014 65 PS 40-59 >=50 PS 65-69
2012-2013 65 PS 21-39 PS PS 65-69
2011-2012 63 21-39 >=50 65-69
2010-2011 62 PS PS 21-39 >=50 60-64

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 >=80 PS PS >=80
2018-2019 >=80 PS PS >=80
2017-2018 80-89 PS PS 80-89
2016-2017 >=80 PS PS PS >=80
2015-2016 >=80 PS PS >=80
2014-2015 >=80 PS >=80
2013-2014 80-89 PS 80-89
2012-2013 >=90 PS PS >=50 >=80


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 490 -6.5
2022-2023 522 -0.8
2021-2022 526 0.8
2020-2021 522 -0.8
2019-2020 526 0.4
2018-2019 524 -3.1
2017-2018 540 -1.1
2016-2017 546 8.4
2015-2016 500 4.8
2014-2015 476 -3.8
2013-2014 494 1.8
2012-2013 485 -1.4
2011-2012 492 -1.2
2010-2011 498 -6.0
2009-2010 528 4.2
2008-2009 506 -5.9
2007-2008 536 -5.8
2006-2007 567 5.3
2005-2006 537 -0.2
2004-2005 538 -5.8
2003-2004 569 -4.7
2002-2003 596 -5.0
2001-2002 626 -4.6
2000-2001 655 5.8
1999-2000 617 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Empire Public Schools (%) Oklahoma K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 6.7 10.9
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.0 2.3
Black 0.2 7.8
Hispanic 13.9 20.5
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.2 0.5
Two or More Races 12.7 13.5
White 66.1 44.5

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Empire Public Schools had 29.65 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 16.53.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 2.00
Kindergarten: 1.00
Elementary: 12.08
Secondary: 14.57
Total: 29.65

Empire Public Schools employed 1.00 district administrators and 2.91 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 1.00
District Administrative Support: 2.67
School Administrators: 2.91
School Administrative Support: 2.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 3.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 1.02
Total Guidance Counselors: 1.43
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.43
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.86
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 2.81
Other Support Services: 14.33


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Empire Public Schools operates three schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Empire Es239PK-5
Empire Hs1449-12
Empire Ms1076-8

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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