McAlester
A public school district in McAlester, Oklahoma, with 6 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 3,008
- Students enrolled
- 186.9
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 442.1
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $13,325
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 3,008 in 2024–25
- Ranks 3,252nd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 39th of 542 in Oklahoma. Larger than 81% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $13,325 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 28% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
McAlester spent $13,325 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,010 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $13,325 | $39.4 million | 2,956 |
| FY2022 | $12,331 | $35.4 million | 2,870 |
| FY2021 | $10,599 | $30.7 million | 2,900 |
| FY2020 | $9,866 | $30.6 million | 3,100 |
| FY2019 | $9,283 | $28.3 million | 3,053 |
| FY2018 | $8,534 | $25.6 million | 2,995 |
| FY2017 | $7,245 | $22.4 million | 3,087 |
| FY2016 | $8,078 | $25.3 million | 3,126 |
| FY2015 | $8,115 | $25.4 million | 3,133 |
| FY2014 | $7,798 | $23.6 million | 3,030 |
| FY2013 | $7,729 | $23.7 million | 3,069 |
| FY2012 | $7,298 | $22.3 million | 3,049 |
| FY2011 | $7,214 | $21.8 million | 3,019 |
| FY2010 | $7,436 | $22.0 million | 2,965 |
| FY2009 | $7,652 | $22.4 million | 2,922 |
| FY2008 | $7,797 | $21.8 million | 2,802 |
| FY2007 | $7,618 | $21.4 million | 2,811 |
| FY2006 | $7,197 | $20.8 million | 2,894 |
| FY2005 | $7,010 | $19.9 million | 2,842 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $10.4 million | 25.8% |
| State | $19.6 million | 48.8% |
| Local | $10.2 million | 25.3% |
| Total | $40.1 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
6 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Karla Brock Early Childhood Academy | 229 |
| McAlester High School | 982 |
| Parker Intermediate Center | 437 |
| Puterbaugh Upper Elementary | 378 |
| Randy Hughes Middle School | 447 |
| Will Rogers Es | 535 |
The district’s entry
- Name as NCES lists it
- MCALESTER
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 4019440
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Oklahoma — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Oklahoma — A to Z, each with its page.
- Oklahoma on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved