- Oklahoma is the #22 largest school system in the United States, serving 673,835 students across 1,780 public schools.
- Oklahoma public schools have a diversity scoreThe chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body. of 0.69, which is higher than the national average of 0.51.
- The most diverse school district in Oklahoma is Muskogee School District. Read more about public school diversity statistics in Oklahoma or national school diversity statistics.
- Minority enrollment is 50% (majority Hispanic and American Indian) and the student:teacher ratio is 17:1.
Student by Ethnicity
(OK) School Average
American Indian
15%
Asian
2%
Hispanic
16%
Black
9%
White
50%
Hawaiian
n/a
Two or more races
8%
Unknown
n/a
Oklahoma Public Schools by County
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County# Schools# Students% Minority
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