Public schools in Oklahoma

The NCES directory lists 1,781 public schools operating in Oklahoma in 2024-25; 1,755 of them reported 691,103 students, averaging 15.4 students per teacher, tied for 15th with Kentucky of the 50 jurisdictions (states and D.C.) that reported 2024-25 teacher counts (the mean of its schools' ratios); Tennessee did not. Its largest district is Tulsa Public Schools, with 33,617 students in 2024-25.

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23 · method

Schools1,755917 elementary, 355 middle, 471 high, 12 other
Students691,1031.4% of U.S. public-school students
Students per teacher15.4U.S. 15.3

Oklahoma has more students per teacher than the U.S. average

Oklahoma ranks 15th of the 50 jurisdictions (states and D.C.) that reported 2024-25 teacher counts, counting from the most students per teacher; below, it is shown with the states ranked just above and below it. The full ranking of all 51 is on the states page.

  1. Colorado15.8
  2. Alaska15.6
  3. Kentucky15.4
  4. Oklahoma15.4
  5. Indiana15.2
  6. Delaware14.6
  7. Texas14.5

Eight in ten larger Oklahoma districts spent between $9,148 and $12,545 per student

Among the 132 Oklahoma districts with at least 1,000 students, one in ten spent less than $9,148 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 and one in ten spent more than $12,545; the median was $10,548. Each tick below is one district: the spread shows how far apart the state's districts are, which a statewide average hides.

Current spending per student, Oklahoma districts with 1,000 or more students, fiscal year 2022-23132 values from $8,074 to $19,045; ; state median $10,548.$9,148$12,545the middle eight in ten1 more above $16,000 →← 1 below $8,000$8k$10k$12k$14k$16kcurrent spending per studentstate median $10,548
Current spending per student, Oklahoma districts with 1,000 or more students, fiscal year 2022-23132 values from $8,074 to $19,045; ; state median $10,548.$9,148$12,545the middle eight in ten1 more above $16,000 →← 1 below $8,000$8k$10k$12k$14k$16kcurrent spending per studentstate median $10,548
Current spending per student, Oklahoma districts with 1,000 or more students, fiscal year 2022-23132 values from $8,074 to $19,045; ; state median $10,548.$9,148$12,545the middle eight in ten1 more above $16,000 →← 1 below $8,000$8k$10k$12k$14k$16kcurrent spending per studentstate median $10,548
Current spending per student, Oklahoma districts with 1,000 or more students, fiscal year 2022-23132 values from $8,074 to $19,045; ; state median $10,548.$9,148$12,545the middle eight in ten1 more above $16,000 →← 1 below $8,000$8k$10k$12k$14k$16kcurrent spending per studentstate median $10,548

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: mean of school ratios from 3 to 99, schools open that year; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures over fall membership, districts with at least 1,000 students.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, 26.3% of the Oklahoma students tested met the state's reading standard and 25.1% its math standard. Oklahoma writes its own tests and sets its own standard, so these compare Oklahoma's districts and schools with each other, not with other states; each district and school page gives its own results beside these. Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 81.2% of 52,179 students.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23 and four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students.

In the Oklahoma almanac

  1. 01Every school district

    Directory, 2024-25

  2. 02Largest schools

    Largest: Epic Charter School High School, 14,517 students (By 2024-25 enrollment)

  3. 03Fewest students per teacher

    Fewest: Geary Elementary School, 6.8 students per teacher (Schools, 2024-25)

  4. 04Highest-spending districts

    Highest: Kingfisher, $19,045 per student (F-33 fiscal year 2022-23)

  5. 05Teacher salary spending by district

    Highest: Mangum Public Schools, $64,076 of salary spending per teacher (F-33 fiscal year 2022-23)

  6. 06Chronic absenteeism

    Lowest: Cleora Public School, 0.6% chronically absent (EDFacts 2022-23)

  7. 07Schools by resource index

    Highest index: Okay High School, 74 of 100 (CCD and CRDC)

  8. 08Districts by resource index

    Highest index: Kingfisher, 65 of 100 on average (CCD and CRDC)

Largest districts in Oklahoma

  1. Tulsa Public Schools33,617
  2. Oklahoma City School District I-8932,750
  3. Epic Charter Schools28,536
  4. Edmond25,746
  5. Moore Public Schools23,567
  6. Broken Arrow Public Schools19,882
  7. Putnam City18,836
  8. Norman16,048

Every Oklahoma school district, with a find box →

Source: Largest districts: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, students in the district's schools open that year.

Cities with the most public schools

  1. OKlahoma City108,437 students140 schools
  2. TUlsa53,662 students101 schools
  3. Edmond33,046 students36 schools
  4. Broken Arrow25,016 students34 schools
  5. Norman18,036 students30 schools
  6. Lawton14,737 students26 schools
  7. Enid8,738 students19 schools
  8. Yukon13,382 students18 schools
  9. Moore12,910 students18 schools
  10. Shawnee6,877 students17 schools
  11. Muskogee6,857 students16 schools
  12. Ada5,957 students16 schools

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: a school counts under the city in its mailing address, so a large city's count takes in suburbs that share its postal name.

Questions about Oklahoma's public schools

  1. How many public schools are in Oklahoma?
    The NCES directory lists 1,781 operating in 2024-25; 1,755 of them reported students: 917 elementary, 355 middle, 471 high and 12 other, enrolling 691,103 students (NCES Common Core of Data).
  2. What is the average student-teacher ratio in Oklahoma?
    15.4 students per full-time teacher in 2024-25, against 15.3 for the U.S.; the mean of school ratios for schools open that year.
  3. What is the largest school district in Oklahoma?
    Tulsa Public Schools, with 33,617 students in its schools in 2024-25 (NCES Common Core of Data).
  4. How much does Oklahoma spend per public-school student?
    $10,981 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, summed over its districts (NCES F-33).

Sources

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership and staff files · 2024-25

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District membership and spending · FY 2022-23

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