Hardesty School District

5th And Crawford
Hardesty, OK 73944-1588
(District boundaries shown in map)
2/
10
Bottom 50%

Top Rankings

Hardesty School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Oklahoma for:

Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public elementary school serving 34 students in Hardesty School District. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public elementary schools in Oklahoma.
Public Elementary School in Hardesty School District have an average math proficiency score of 10% (versus the Oklahoma public elementary school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 15% (versus the 26% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 82% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Oklahoma public elementary school average of 56% (majority Hispanic and American Indian).

Overview

This School District
This State (OK)
# Schools
2 Schools
1,195 Schools
# Students
40 Students
468,733 Students
# Teachers
4 Teachers
29,021 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
10:1
10:1

Student By Grade

District Rank

Hardesty School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% 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 50% has decreased from PS% over five school years.
This School District
State Average (OK)
#475 out of 538 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
≤10%
25%
11-19%
27%
≤20%
31%
(20-21)
≥50%
78%

Students by Ethnicity:

0.45
0.74
% American Indian
10%
11%
% Asian
n/a
2%
% Hispanic
73%
20%
% Black
2%
8%
% White
15%
44%
% Hawaiian
n/a
1%
% Two or more races
n/a
14%
All Ethnic Groups

District Revenue and Spending

This School District
This State (OK)
Total Revenue
$1 MM
$7,919 MM
Spending
$2 MM
$7,900 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,914
$12,496
Spending / Student
$18,457
$12,271

Best Hardesty School District Public Elementary Schools (2025)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Hardesty Elementary School
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: 11-19%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
5th And Crawford
Hardesty, OK 73944
(580) 888-4258
Grades: PK-8
| 34 students

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Quick Stats (2025)

  • District size: 2 schools
  • Grades: PK-12
  • Enrollment: 40 students
  • Student:Teacher Ratio: 10:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 85%
  • : ≥50% (Btm 50% in OK)
  • : Bottom 50%
  • : ≤10% (Btm 50%)
  • : 11-19% (Btm 50%)
  • : ≤20% (Btm 50%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), OK Dept. of Education

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