Poteau
A public school district in Poteau, Oklahoma, with 5 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 2,146
- Students enrolled
- 142.3
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 261.4
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $10,847
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 2,146 in 2024–25
- Ranks 4,305th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 55th of 542 in Oklahoma. Larger than 75% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $10,847 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 8% 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
Poteau spent $10,847 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,414 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 | $10,847 | $23.7 million | 2,182 |
| FY2022 | $11,152 | $24.6 million | 2,204 |
| FY2021 | $10,982 | $23.7 million | 2,155 |
| FY2020 | $9,162 | $20.9 million | 2,277 |
| FY2019 | $8,765 | $20.3 million | 2,312 |
| FY2018 | $7,360 | $17.4 million | 2,360 |
| FY2017 | $7,550 | $17.5 million | 2,324 |
| FY2016 | $7,528 | $17.8 million | 2,360 |
| FY2015 | $7,238 | $17.2 million | 2,372 |
| FY2014 | $7,237 | $17.3 million | 2,394 |
| FY2013 | $7,234 | $17.2 million | 2,375 |
| FY2012 | $7,095 | $17.2 million | 2,422 |
| FY2011 | $7,174 | $16.9 million | 2,351 |
| FY2010 | $7,484 | $17.4 million | 2,324 |
| FY2009 | $7,326 | $16.7 million | 2,274 |
| FY2008 | $7,220 | $16.6 million | 2,295 |
| FY2007 | $6,950 | $15.6 million | 2,241 |
| FY2006 | $6,512 | $14.3 million | 2,197 |
| FY2005 | $6,414 | $13.4 million | 2,095 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $6.9 million | 25.0% |
| State | $14.8 million | 53.6% |
| Local | $5.9 million | 21.4% |
| Total | $27.5 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
5 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| 7TH and 8TH Grade Academic Center | 277 |
| Pansy Kidd MS | 288 |
| Poteau High School | 674 |
| Poteau Primary Es | 439 |
| Poteau Upper Es | 468 |
The district’s entry
- Name as NCES lists it
- POTEAU
- 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
- 4024870
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