List of school districts in Oklahoma

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This is a list of the 509 public school districts in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. [1] Of those, 415 are independent school districts that offer first grade through 12th grade classes. There are 94 elementary school districts which serve students at lower grade levels; most offer first grade through eighth grade classes, while a few only offer classes through the sixth grade. There were 697,358 students as of October 2024 [2] , 17% of the population.

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Elementary school districts were previously called "dependent school districts". Elementary school districts and independent school districts both can have bonds issued and raise taxes. The U.S. Census Bureau counts all Oklahoma school districts as separate governments. There are no Oklahoma public school systems dependent on another layer of government. [3]

Adair County

Alfalfa County

Atoka County

Beaver County

Beckham County

Blaine County

Bryan County

Caddo County

Canadian County

Carter County

Cherokee County

Choctaw County

Cimarron County

Cleveland County

Coal County

Comanche County

Cotton County

Craig County

Creek County

Custer County

Delaware County

Dewey County

Ellis County

Garfield County

Garvin County

Grady County

Grant County

Greer County

Harmon County

Harper County

Haskell County

Hughes County

Jackson County

Jefferson County

Johnston County

Kay County

Kingfisher County

Kiowa County

Latimer County

LeFlore County

Lincoln County

Logan County

Love County

Major County

Marshall County

Mayes County

McIntosh County

McClain County

McCurtain County

Murray County

Muskogee County

Noble County

Nowata County

Okfuskee County

Oklahoma County

Okmulgee County

Osage County

Ottawa County

Pawnee County

Payne County

Pittsburg County

Pontotoc County

Pottawatomie County

Pushmataha County

Roger Mills County

Rogers County

Seminole County

Sequoyah County

Stephens County

Texas County

Tillman County

Tulsa County

Wagoner County

Washington County

Washita County

Woods County

Woodward County

Former school districts

See also

References

  1. Annexations, Consolidations & Changes 1977-2021
  2. Palmer, Jennifer. "How many students are enrolled in Oklahoma schools? What the data tells us". The Oklahoman. Retrieved June 3, 2025.
  3. "Oklahoma" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 1. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
  4. 1 2 Adcock, Clifton (June 24, 2010). "Bell Public Schools to close". Tulsa World . Retrieved April 4, 2025.
  5. "Merger of Schools OK'd". The Oklahoman . Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. May 7, 1992. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
  6. Thornton, Tony (May 17, 2008). "Lotto funds help push school merger efforts". The Oklahoman . Retrieved October 13, 2024.
  7. 1 2 "FAIRFAX.". The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture . Oklahoma Historical Society . Retrieved January 21, 2024.
  8. Carrie Coppenoll, "Oklahoma school district closes, but questions, lawsuits remain", The Oklahoman , March 4, 2013. - Also see copy on the Oklahoman website. Copy of first and second page (with charts and graphs) at Newspapers.com.
  9. Fite, Renee (July 18, 2020). "Dahlonegah Greasy School annex a win win". Stillwell Democrat . Retrieved April 4, 2025.
  10. Killackey, Jim (July 27, 1990). "State Divides Medicine Park School District". The Daily Oklahoman . p. 14. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.

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