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Nowata Public Schools, Oklahoma

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Nowata Public Schools
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 745 (2023-2024)
Schools: 3 (2023-2024)
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Nowata Public Schools is a school district in Oklahoma (Nowata County). During the 2024 school year, 745 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

Nowata 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
Kurt BashfordOffice 42029
Markesha HillOffice 32028
Tamara MadduxOffice 22027
Margie LearnedOffice 12026
Todd BranstetterOffice 52025

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: $1,786,000 $2,474 18%
Local: $3,621,000 $5,015 36%
State: $4,603,000 $6,375 46%
Total: $10,010,000 $13,864
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $10,332,000 $14,310
Total Current Expenditures: $7,991,000 $11,067
Instructional Expenditures: $4,635,000 $6,419 45%
Student and Staff Support: $856,000 $1,185 8%
Administration: $869,000 $1,203 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,631,000 $2,259 16%
Total Capital Outlay: $1,498,000 $2,074
Construction: $129,000 $178
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $30,000 $41
Interest on Debt: $798,000 $1,105


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 10 PS <=20 <50 10-14 11-19 6-9
2018-2019 36 <50 <50 35-39 21-39 35-39
2017-2018 32 <=20 <50 30-34 <50 35-39
2016-2017 43 40-59 <50 40-44 PS 45-49
2015-2016 72 PS 60-79 40-59 70-74 PS 75-79
2014-2015 69 PS 40-59 >=50 65-69 >=50 75-79
2013-2014 66 PS 40-59 >=50 60-64 >=50 70-74
2012-2013 67 PS 40-59 60-79 65-69 PS 70-74
2011-2012 62 PS 40-59 >=50 55-59 PS 70-74
2010-2011 68 PS 40-59 40-59 60-64 70-74

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 18 PS <=20 <50 15-19 20-29 15-19
2018-2019 33 <50 <50 30-34 <=20 35-39
2017-2018 37 21-39 >=50 30-34 <50 40-44
2016-2017 40 40-59 <50 40-44 PS 40-44
2015-2016 74 PS >=80 >=80 70-74 PS 75-79
2014-2015 71 PS 60-79 >=50 65-69 >=50 70-74
2013-2014 70 PS 60-79 >=50 65-69 >=50 70-74
2012-2013 64 PS 60-79 60-79 60-64 PS 65-69
2011-2012 67 PS 60-79 >=50 65-69 PS 65-69
2010-2011 68 PS 60-79 >=80 65-69 70-74

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 80-89 PS PS >=80 PS >=80
2018-2019 70-79 PS PS >=50 >=80 PS 60-79
2017-2018 75-79 PS PS >=50 70-79 PS 60-79
2016-2017 85-89 PS >=50 80-89 >=80
2015-2016 >=95 PS >=90 >=90
2014-2015 >=90 PS >=80 PS >=80
2013-2014 90-94 PS >=50 PS >=90 PS >=80
2012-2013 85-89 PS PS >=80 PS 80-89


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 745 -0.8
2022-2023 751 3.9
2021-2022 722 -6.5
2020-2021 769 -3.5
2019-2020 796 0.4
2018-2019 793 -8.3
2017-2018 859 -5.9
2016-2017 910 -5.4
2015-2016 959 0.4
2014-2015 955 -1.6
2013-2014 970 1.2
2012-2013 958 -4.4
2011-2012 1,000 -0.9
2010-2011 1,009 -4.9
2009-2010 1,058 -3.1
2008-2009 1,091 -0.1
2007-2008 1,092 -1.1
2006-2007 1,104 1.5
2005-2006 1,087 -2.5
2004-2005 1,114 -0.4
2003-2004 1,119 1.7
2002-2003 1,100 -0.9
2001-2002 1,110 -1.4
2000-2001 1,125 -1.2
1999-2000 1,139 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Nowata Public Schools (%) Oklahoma K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 32.9 10.9
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.5 2.3
Black 1.3 7.8
Hispanic 5.6 20.5
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.5
Two or More Races 23.5 13.5
White 34.8 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, Nowata Public Schools had 46.74 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 15.94.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 2.00
Kindergarten: 1.00
Elementary: 18.00
Secondary: 25.74
Total: 46.74

Nowata Public Schools employed 2.00 district administrators and 2.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 2.00
District Administrative Support: 4.33
School Administrators: 2.00
School Administrative Support: 5.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 24.32
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 1.50
Total Guidance Counselors: 2.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 1.00
Library/Media Support: 1.00
Student Support Services: 6.51
Other Support Services: 10.26


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]

Nowata Public Schools operates three schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Nowata Es383PK-5
Nowata Hs1979-12
Nowata Ms1656-8

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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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