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Tulsa, Oklahoma - 69 schools
An equity score of 25/100 ranks Tulsa #348 of 439 districts in Oklahoma (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,178 per pupil, Tulsa ranks #222 of 540 Oklahoma districts by per-pupil spending (Oklahoma districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
Tulsa operates 69 public schools serving 33,871 students, placing it among the larger districts in Oklahoma. The school portfolio breaks down into 46 combined, 12 middle, 11 high schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage across a sizeable portfolio before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Tulsa County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,178 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 540 Oklahoma districts by per-pupil spending. See how Oklahoma compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 43.1% local, 29.9% state, and 27.1% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 25/100, ranked #348 of 439 in Oklahoma against a state average of 38, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 8 of 69 schools offering Advanced Placement (109 AP courses district-wide), a 356.5:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 51.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 37.9% Hispanic or Latino, 23.0% African American, 19.3% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Daniel Webster Hs, with a diversity index of 80.9/100.
Its largest campus is Booker T. Washington Hs, enrolling 1,302 students (4% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Tulsa Met Middle School, at 47 students, a 28x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Tulsa school enrollment ranges from 47 students (lowest) to 1,302 students (highest), a spread of 1,255 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection NCES Civil Rights Data Collection
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22
This district scores below average on funding equity. High reliance on local revenue or lower spending may contribute.
Average demographic composition across 69 schools in Tulsa.
Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.
Average Simpson diversity index across Tulsa's schools, above the Oklahoma average of 59.6.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.
The Oklahoma districts closest to this one in total enrollment.
| District | Enrollment | Spending | Funding Mix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | Similar size | Similar spending | Less locally funded |
| Epic Virtual Charter | Similar size | Lower spending | Less locally funded |
| Edmond | Similar size | Lower spending | More locally funded |
| Moore | Smaller | Lower spending | Similar funding mix |
| Broken Arrow | Smaller | Lower spending | Similar funding mix |
Comparisons are relative to Tulsa's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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Compare vs Oklahoma City →Tulsa has 69 schools, including 11 high, 12 middle, 46 combined. Total enrollment is 33,871 students.
Tulsa spends $12,178 per student. The district has an equity score of 25/100, ranking #348 in Oklahoma.
Tulsa students are 37.9% Hispanic or Latino, 23.0% African American, 19.3% White, 1.7% Asian, averaged across 69 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
Tulsa has an equity score of 25/100, ranking #348 out of 439 districts in Oklahoma.
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