Sterling
A public school district in Sterling, Oklahoma, with 2 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 312
- Students enrolled
- 20.4
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 46
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $12,439
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 312 in 2024–25
- Ranks 13,225th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 328th of 542 in Oklahoma. Larger than 25% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $12,439 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 20% 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
Sterling spent $12,439 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,226 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
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $12,439 | $4.1 million | 328 |
| FY2022 | $14,694 | $5.0 million | 337 |
| FY2021 | $11,967 | $4.3 million | 359 |
| FY2020 | $10,138 | $3.5 million | 349 |
| FY2019 | $9,588 | $3.7 million | 391 |
| FY2018 | $8,522 | $3.3 million | 393 |
| FY2017 | $8,209 | $3.2 million | 387 |
| FY2016 | $8,219 | $3.4 million | 416 |
| FY2015 | $8,306 | $3.4 million | 412 |
| FY2014 | $7,856 | $3.4 million | 430 |
| FY2013 | $7,693 | $3.3 million | 430 |
| FY2012 | $7,755 | $3.3 million | 425 |
| FY2011 | $7,742 | $3.2 million | 419 |
| FY2010 | $8,290 | $3.4 million | 411 |
| FY2009 | $8,519 | $3.5 million | 412 |
| FY2008 | $7,754 | $3.2 million | 407 |
| FY2007 | $7,432 | $3.0 million | 398 |
| FY2006 | $6,554 | $2.7 million | 410 |
| FY2005 | $6,226 | $2.4 million | 393 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $539.0 thousand | 13.1% |
| State | $2.5 million | 60.9% |
| Local | $1.1 million | 26.0% |
| Total | $4.1 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
2 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Sterling Es | 213 |
| Sterling High School | 99 |
The district’s entry
- Name as NCES lists it
- STERLING
- 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
- 4028590
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