Oklahoma City Public Schools | |
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900 North Klein Avenue, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma United States |
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District information | |
Type | Public, Primary, Secondary, Co-Educational, Independent |
Motto | Preparing students for success in school, work, and life |
Grades | PK - 12 |
Established | 1889 |
Superintendent | Aurora Lora |
Schools | 97 |
Budget | $400 million |
Students and staff | |
Students | 46,149 |
Staff | 4,600 |
Other information | |
Website | www |
The Oklahoma City Public Schools is a multicultural public school district serving most of the urban area of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It is the largest primary and secondary education district in the state of Oklahoma with 97 schools and approximately 46,000 students enrolled students during the 2016–2017 school year.
Subscription schools were the first schools in Oklahoma Territory, but public schools began to emerge in the 1890s, shortly before 1907 statehood. By 1909, Oklahoma City had ten public school buildings. By 1930 the city had three high schools, six junior high schools, and 51 elementary schools with an enrollment of 38,593.