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Nowata County Public Schools, OK: schools, enrollment and spending

Nowata County Public Schools runs 3 public schools with 703 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 17.1 students per teacher is about the same as the Oklahoma figure of 16.5.Listed in NCES data as "NOWATA".

At a glance

Schools
3
Students
703
Teachers (FTE)
41
Students per teacher
17.1
OK: 16.5 · US: 15.3
Address
707 West Osage Avenue, Nowata, OK 74048
County
Nowata County
Locale
Rural: Remote
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
4021930
State district ID
OK-53-I040
Total staff (FTE)
109
School counselors (FTE)
3.0About 234 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
2.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district17.1
Oklahoma16.5
United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (769), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$8.4 million
Federal revenue
$1.1 million
State revenue
$4.2 million
Local revenue
$3.1 million
Total spending
$8.4 million
Spending per pupil
$10,957
Salaries
$3.9 million46.4% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$785,000

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 12.5%
  • State: 50.3%
  • Local: 37.2%

Oklahoma overall

  • Federal: 14.4%
  • State: 44.8%
  • Local: 40.8%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$10,957
Oklahoma$11,596
United States$16,826

Schools in Nowata County Public Schools

By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Nowata EsCEP schoolElementaryPK to 536120.1
Nowata High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 1218815.7
Nowata Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 815415.4

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.