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Purcell School District

1,463 students · 4 schools · 15.2:1 ratio · grades PreK–12 · #84 of 542 in Oklahoma

Students
1,463
Schools
4
Teachers (FTE)
96
Student–Teacher
15.2:1
County
Mcclain
Grades
PreK–12
OverviewEnrollmentDemographicsStaffingFundingPerformanceAccreditationCompareFull data
Overview

About Purcell School District

Purcell School District is a public school system serving Mcclain County, Oklahoma, based in Purcell. It serves 1,463 students across 4 schools spanning PreK–12, and is classified as a rural: fringe district. By enrollment it is the #84 largest of Oklahoma’s 542 school systems.

Phone4054420099
Address919 1/2 North Ninth Avenue, Purcell, OK 73080
CountyMcclain County
Enrollment & schools

Size and structure

Purcell School District enrolls 1,463 students in 4 schools — an average of about 366 students per school. It serves grades PreK–12 and ranks #84 of 542 statewide by enrollment.

Students
1,463
#84 of 542 in Oklahoma
Schools
4
~366 students each
Grade span
PreK–12
Rural: Fringe
Students & demographics

Who the district serves

Student race and ethnicity in Purcell School District, from the NCES Common Core of Data (1,463 students reported):

White
47%
Black
1%
Hispanic
29%
Asian
1%
Two or more
15%
Amer. Indian
8%
Pacific Isl.
0%

For economically-disadvantaged, English-learner, and special-education shares, plus school-by-school detail, see the federal sources in the full-data section.

Staffing & support

Teachers & staff

Purcell School District employs about 96 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 15.2:1 — below the Oklahoma average of about 16.2:1, meaning comparatively smaller classes. Total district staff is roughly 195.

Student–teacher ratio
15.2:1
state avg ~16.2:1
Teachers (FTE)
96
classroom teachers
Total staff
195
all district employees

Counselor and librarian/media counts are not published at the district level in the current NCES release; see the federal full-data links for staffing detail.

Funding

How Oklahoma funds schools

Oklahoma distributes state aid through the State Aid Funding Formula, built on Weighted Average Daily Membership: raw enrollment is adjusted by grade-level weights and by pupil-category weights for special education, gifted, bilingual and economically disadvantaged students, plus small-school and isolation factors. The result is then reduced by chargeable local revenue (property tax, the county 4-mill levy, motor-vehicle and gross-production collections), so state dollars flow inversely to local wealth.

District-level per-pupil spending and the local/state/federal revenue split for Purcell School District are published in the federal school-finance files — see the full-data links below for the current figures.

Accountability

Report card & state results

Oklahoma assigns A–F report-card grades on each indicator and overall, published on the Oklahoma School Report Cards, covering achievement, growth, graduation, English-learner progress and chronic absenteeism. Look up Purcell School District on oklaschools.com.

Accreditation

Accreditation status

Oklahoma accredits public districts itself through the State Board of Education under the Standards for Accreditation of Oklahoma Schools (OAC 210:35); any Cognia accreditation a district also holds is voluntary and separate. See the Oklahoma State Department of Education.

How it compares

Purcell School District vs. Oklahoma

Enrollment rank
#84
of 542 districts
Ratio
15.2:1
state avg ~16.2:1
Locale
Rural: Fringe
Mcclain County

See every Oklahoma district side by side in the Oklahoma directory.

Go deeper

Look up Purcell School District’s full data

These official sources carry the district-level detail — finances, discipline, equity, test scores, boundaries. Direct links for this district (via its NCES ID):

Data & sources

About this data

Enrollment, demographics, staffing, locale and contact details reflect the NCES Common Core of Data (2024–25); funding context from the Oklahoma Legislature (the State Aid Funding Formula) and NEA Rankings & Estimates 2026. Figures are the latest available and may lag the current school year. This page is informational, not an official district record, and not affiliated with or endorsed by Purcell School District. NCES District ID (LEAID): 4025230. Confirm current details with the district and the Oklahoma State Department of Education.