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Durant School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Oklahoma for:
Category
Attribute
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 589 students in Durant School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 8/10, which is in the top 30% of public middle schools in Oklahoma.
Public Middle School in Durant School District have an average math proficiency score of 28% (versus the Oklahoma public middle school average of 21%), and reading proficiency score of 29% (versus the 24% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 52% of the student body (majority American Indian), which is less than the Oklahoma public middle school average of 54% (majority Hispanic and American Indian).
Overview
This School District
This State (OK)
# Schools
7 Schools
600 Schools
# Students
3,854 Students
200,439 Students
# Teachers
228 Teachers
12,506 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
17:1
17:1
District Rank
Durant School District, which is ranked within the top 30% of all 537 school districts in Oklahoma (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90% has increased from 79% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#109 out of 538 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
32%
25%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
34%
27%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
31%
31%
Graduation Rate
(20-21)90%
78%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.71
0.72
# American Indian Students
763 Students
27,400 Students
% American Indian Students
20%
14%
# Asian Students
30 Students
3,366 Students
% Asian Students
1%
2%
# Hispanic Students
626 Students
36,345 Students
% Hispanic Students
16%
18%
# Black Students
92 Students
14,644 Students
% Black Students
2%
7%
# White Students
1,764 Students
92,168 Students
% White Students
46%
46%
# Hawaiian Students
11 Students
729 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
568 Students
25,719 Students
% of Two or more races Students
15%
13%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
241
6,776
# Students in K Grade:
311
7,526
# Students in 1st Grade:
307
7,931
# Students in 2nd Grade:
302
7,756
# Students in 3rd Grade:
277
7,431
# Students in 4th Grade:
256
7,499
# Students in 5th Grade:
311
11,284
# Students in 6th Grade:
304
37,339
# Students in 7th Grade:
297
51,583
# Students in 8th Grade:
292
53,117
# Students in 9th Grade:
317
2,039
# Students in 10th Grade:
230
33
# Students in 11th Grade:
209
52
# Students in 12th Grade:
200
73
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $9,587 in this school district is less than the state median of $11,287. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $9,235 is less than the state median of $11,261. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$37 MM
$7,919 MM
Spending
$36 MM
$7,900 MM
Revenue / Student
$9,587
$11,287
Spending / Student
$9,235
$11,261
Best Durant School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Durant Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 28% | Reading: 29%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
802 West Walnut Street
Durant, OK 74701
(580) 924-1321
Durant, OK 74701
(580) 924-1321
Grades: 7-8
| 589 students
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