Total enrollment
32,750
+2,010 (+7%) vs SY 2020-21
59 schools in OKLAHOMA CITY
Oklahoma · 32,864 students · 3 cities
OKLAHOMA CITY runs the local public-school system inside Oklahoma: 59 K-12 schools serving roughly 32,864 students, with 32 elementary, 16 middle, and 10 high.
4-year change in OKLAHOMA CITY
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
57
-1 (-2%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How OKLAHOMA CITY ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Oklahoma | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 32,864 | #2 of 223 | #195 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 58 | #2 of 223 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #135 of 222 | #6,582 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 91.6% | #8 of 223 | #656 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.3% | #92 of 133 | #1,488 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside OKLAHOMA CITY
State test results across the district's 11 scored schools run from Classen Ms of Advanced Studies at 56.7% proficient to Roosevelt Middle School at 12.5%, a gap of 44.2 points. That is the 3rd widest gap among 34 Oklahoma districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 47 district schools that reported both years went from 28,343 to 28,971 students (up 2%) and from 1,670 to 1,758 full-time teachers (up 5%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About OKLAHOMA CITY
OKLAHOMA CITY operates 59 public schools across Oklahoma, collectively educateing roughly 32,864 students.
On the level-by-level breakdown, OKLAHOMA CITY comprises 32 elementary, 16 middle, 10 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Per-school enrollment averages around 557 in this district, above the Oklahoma typical of 391.
Looking at the last 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment grew 7%: 30,740 students in SY 2020-21 versus 32,750 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, OKLAHOMA CITY shed 1 school, going from 58 to 57.
On this page, the community for OKLAHOMA CITY discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Parents, students, and educators in the area can post or comment.