Edmond Public Schools

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Edmond Public Schools
Location
1001 West Danforth Road
Edmond, Oklahoma 73003
Oklahoma County
United States of America
District information
Type Public, Primary, Secondary, Co-Educational
GradesElementary Pre-K-5
Middle School 6–8
High School 9–12
SuperintendentDr. Angela Grunewald
Schools27
Budget$151,383,000
Students and staff
Students22,500
Teachers1,130
Student–teacher ratio18:1
Other information
Website www.edmondschools.net

Edmond Public Schools is a public school district located in the Oklahoma City suburb of Edmond, Oklahoma. As of October 2020, the school district has an enrollment of 23,496 students and employs over 3,000 people. [1] [2] Edmond Public Schools consists of 17 elementary schools, six middle schools, and three high schools and an early childhood center. [3] Two new elementary schools, Redbud Elementary and Scissortail Elementary, are opening in 2022. [4]

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In 2020, Bret Towne announced that he was retiring as superintendent at the end of the 2020–2021 school year.

History

In 1889, Oklahoma's first public schoolhouse (not to be confused with Oklahoma's first school) was opened in Edmond. The project was funded by the Ladies School Aid Society, led by Jennie Forster. [5] The first class of students attended school on September 16, 1889. Over the 1890s, the class size outgrew the original schoolhouse, which was sold in September 1899. Eventually, the status of the building was lost to time.

In 1997, the Edmond City Council approved an effort to investigate what happened to the schoolhouse. The Edmond Historic Preservation Trust led the investigation and eventual restoration of the schoolhouse was completed in April 2007. [6]

Boundary

Within Oklahoma County, the district includes most of Edmond, most of Arcadia, and portions of Oklahoma City. [7] The district extends into Logan County. [8]

Redbud Elementary School had a higher enrollment than its official capacity on the day it opened. [9]

Schools

Edmond Public Schools operates 17 elementary schools, six middle schools, and three high schools. Notable additions to the school district include Redbud Elementary and Scissortail Elementary, scheduled to open in 2022.

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