Public schools in Oklahoma
1,781 operating public schools in 543 school districts and other education agencies, school year 2024–25.
Operating schoolsDefinition
1,781
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
697,358
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
43,027.2
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
16.2
Charter schoolsDefinition
73
Largest districts by enrollment
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a quality ranking). 15 Oklahoma districts have full profiles so far; search all 543.
| District | City | Schools | Students | Students / FTE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tulsa | Tulsa | 69 | 33,617 | 18.1 |
| Oklahoma City | Oklahoma City | 57 | 32,750 | 16.2 |
| Epic Charter Virtual School | Oklahoma City | 2 | 28,536 | 18.6 |
| Edmond | Edmond | 28 | 25,746 | 17.2 |
| Moore | Moore | 34 | 23,567 | 17.4 |
| Broken Arrow | Broken Arrow | 26 | 19,882 | 17.6 |
| Putnam City | Oklahoma City | 26 | 18,836 | 16 |
| Norman | Norman | 25 | 16,048 | 16.6 |
| Union | Tulsa | 17 | 14,950 | 17.7 |
| Lawton | Lawton | 23 | 13,642 | 16.1 |
| Mustang | Mustang | 16 | 13,426 | 17.6 |
| Jenks | Jenks | 8 | 12,527 | 16.7 |
| Midwest City-Del City | Oklahoma City | 19 | 12,087 | 17.6 |
| Owasso | Owasso | 13 | 9,761 | 18.1 |
| Yukon | Yukon | 12 | 9,597 | 17.5 |
Schools by locale
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| City | 15.8% | |
| Suburb | 12.5% | |
| Town | 14.1% | |
| Rural | 57.6% |
Schools by level
| Group | Schools | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Elementary | 931 | |
| High | 468 | |
| Middle | 360 | |
| Prekindergarten | 14 | |
| Secondary | 8 |
Sources for this page
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), School Directory 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_029_2425_w_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_052_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Staff 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_059_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES EDGE Public School Geocodes 2024–25. File
EDGE_GEOCODE_PUBLICSCH_2425.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.
Figures are republished from official files without adjustment, except where a page says a value is summed or derived. See methodology and definitions & limitations. Spotted a problem? Report a data issue.