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Waurika Public Schools, Oklahoma

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Waurika Public Schools
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 450 (2023-2024)
Schools: 3 (2023-2024)
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Waurika Public Schools is a school district in Oklahoma (Jefferson County). During the 2024 school year, 450 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

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

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Katy Bernett
Josh Berry
Russell Fitzgerald
Clay Forst
Kimberly Gholson

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: $1,348,000 $2,937 20%
Local: $1,868,000 $4,070 28%
State: $3,403,000 $7,414 51%
Total: $6,619,000 $14,420
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $6,363,000 $13,862
Total Current Expenditures: $5,799,000 $12,633
Instructional Expenditures: $3,209,000 $6,991 50%
Student and Staff Support: $252,000 $549 4%
Administration: $617,000 $1,344 10%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,721,000 $3,749 27%
Total Capital Outlay: $541,000 $1,178
Construction: $0 $0
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $23,000 $50


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 27 11-19 21-39 <50 30-34
2018-2019 29 20-29 40-59 PS 25-29
2017-2018 22 PS 11-19 40-59 PS 20-24
2016-2017 25-29 PS 40-49 <50 PS 20-24
2015-2016 55-59 PS 50-59 >=50 PS 60-64
2014-2015 61 PS 60-79 >=50 PS 55-59
2013-2014 63 PS 60-69 40-59 60-64
2012-2013 73 >=80 60-79 PS 70-74
2011-2012 68 PS 60-79 60-79 PS 70-74
2010-2011 63 PS 40-59 60-79 60-64

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 27 11-19 <=20 >=50 30-34
2018-2019 31 20-29 21-39 PS 30-34
2017-2018 26 PS 20-29 21-39 PS 25-29
2016-2017 25-29 PS 30-39 <50 PS 25-29
2015-2016 60-64 PS 60-69 >=50 PS 60-64
2014-2015 71 PS 70-79 60-79 PS 70-74
2013-2014 70-74 PS 70-79 >=50 70-74
2012-2013 80 PS 60-79 >=80 PS 75-79
2011-2012 70-74 PS 60-79 60-79 PS 75-79
2010-2011 67 PS 40-59 60-79 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 60-79 PS PS PS 60-79
2018-2019 >=80 PS PS PS >=80
2017-2018 >=80 PS PS PS >=50
2016-2017 >=90 PS PS PS PS >=80
2015-2016 >=80 >=50 PS >=50
2014-2015 >=80 PS PS >=50
2013-2014 >=80 PS >=50 PS >=50
2012-2013 >=80 PS PS PS >=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 450 -1.3
2022-2023 456 -0.7
2021-2022 459 7.2
2020-2021 426 0.5
2019-2020 424 -5.2
2018-2019 446 3.6
2017-2018 430 4.0
2016-2017 413 1.2
2015-2016 408 1.0
2014-2015 404 -2.5
2013-2014 414 -1.0
2012-2013 418 2.2
2011-2012 409 -2.2
2010-2011 418 -3.6
2009-2010 433 0.7
2008-2009 430 4.9
2007-2008 409 -11.7
2006-2007 457 -4.2
2005-2006 476 2.1
2004-2005 466 1.9
2003-2004 457 -5.0
2002-2003 480 -4.6
2001-2002 502 9.6
2000-2001 454 -17.8
1999-2000 535 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Waurika Public Schools (%) Oklahoma K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 8.0 10.9
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.2 2.3
Black 0.2 7.8
Hispanic 19.1 20.5
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.5
Two or More Races 6.7 13.5
White 65.8 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, Waurika Public Schools had 30.87 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.58.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 2.00
Kindergarten: 1.00
Elementary: 14.17
Secondary: 13.70
Total: 30.87

Waurika Public Schools employed 1.91 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: 1.91
District Administrative Support: 0.88
School Administrators: 2.00
School Administrative Support: 2.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 5.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.09
Total Guidance Counselors: 2.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.64
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 1.36
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.60
Student Support Services: 1.19
Other Support Services: 18.82


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]

Waurika Public Schools operates three schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Waurika Es230PK-5
Waurika Hs1389-12
Waurika Ms826-8

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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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