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Sulphur School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Oklahoma for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 402 students in Sulphur School District.
Public Preschools in Sulphur School District have a diversity score of 0.66, which is less than the Oklahoma public preschool average of 0.74.
Minority enrollment is 49% of the student body (majority American Indian), which is less than the Oklahoma public preschool average of 56% (majority Hispanic and American Indian).
Overview
This School District
This State (OK)
# Schools
4 Schools
821 Schools
# Students
1,485 Students
311,633 Students
# Teachers
67 Teachers
19,387 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
22:1
22:1
District Rank
Sulphur School District, which is ranked within the top 30% of all 533 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 85-89% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#130 out of 538 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
31%
25%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
32%
27%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
33%
31%

Graduation Rate
(20-21)85-89%
78%

Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.63
0.74
# American Indian Students
350 Students
34,190 Students
% American Indian Students
24%
11%
# Asian Students
4 Students
7,116 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
2%
# Hispanic Students
159 Students
62,874 Students
% Hispanic Students
11%
20%
# Black Students
13 Students
25,340 Students
% Black Students
1%
8%
# White Students
817 Students
135,776 Students
% White Students
55%
44%
# Hawaiian Students
3 Students
1,341 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
1%
# Two or more races Students
138 Students
44,922 Students
% of Two or more races Students
9%
14%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
107
37,955
# Students in K Grade:
113
46,984
# Students in 1st Grade:
91
45,889
# Students in 2nd Grade:
91
44,372
# Students in 3rd Grade:
113
41,579
# Students in 4th Grade:
101
37,550
# Students in 5th Grade:
104
31,634
# Students in 6th Grade:
93
10,304
# Students in 7th Grade:
115
7,534
# Students in 8th Grade:
112
7,832
# Students in 9th Grade:
112
-
# Students in 10th Grade:
127
-
# Students in 11th Grade:
112
-
# Students in 12th Grade:
94
-
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $9,708 in this school district is less than the state median of $10,983. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $9,574 is less than the state median of $10,957. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$14 MM
$7,919 MM

Spending
$14 MM
$7,900 MM

Revenue / Student
$9,708
$10,983

Spending / Student
$9,574
$10,957

Best Sulphur School District Public Preschools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: n/an/a
1021 West Ninth Street
Sulphur, OK 73086
(580) 622-3326
Sulphur, OK 73086
(580) 622-3326
Grades: PK-2
| 402 students
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