| 2008-09 Facts: Oklahoma Public Schools | |
| STUDENTS | |
| Average enrolled in class each day: | 638,817 |
| American Indian/Alaskan: | 19.25% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander: | 2.11% |
| Black/Non-Hispanic: | 10.85% |
| Hispanic: | 10.49% |
| White Non-Hispanic/Other: | 57.30% |
| (Percents may not total 100% because of rounding.) | |
| Special Education (Aged 3-21): | 93,937 |
| Alternative Education (Grades 6-12): | 10,930 |
| Oklahoma Dropout Rate: | 2.9% |
| SCHOOLS | |
| School Districts | |
| Independent (K-12): | 426 |
| Elementary (K-8): | 107 |
| School Sites: | 1,845 |
| Elementary Schools: | 1,011 |
| Middle/Junior High Schools: | 295 |
| High Schools: | 469 |
| Vocational-Technical Schools: | 55 |
| Charter Schools: | 15 |
| 2009-10 — Independent (K-12): 424 and Elementary (K-8): 103 | |
| AVERAGE STATE SALARIES | |
| Certified Staff: (all school staff positions requiring certification; fringe benefits included) |
$45,615 |
| Instructional Staff: (teachers only; fringe benefits included) |
$43,846 |
| PROFESSIONAL EDUCATORS | |
| Superintendents | |
| K-12 District Superintendents: | 421 |
| K-8 District Superintendents: | 99 |
| Principals | |
| Elementary: | 796 |
| Middle School: | 200 |
| Junior High: | 47 |
| High School: | 377 |
| Charter School: | 13 |
| District Wide: | 3 |
| Teachers (FTE)*: | |
| Bachelor's Degree†: | 31,641 |
| Master's Degree†: | 18,181 |
| Doctor's Degree†: | 452 |
| Support Personnel: | 30,529 |
| Teaching Assignments | |
| Early Childhood (4-year-olds): | 1,377 |
| Kindergarten: | 2,311 |
| Elementary: | 21,613 |
| Middle School: | 5,797 |
| Junior High: | 1,331 |
| High School: | 11,248 |
| Vocational Agriculture: | 429 |
| Vocational Home Economics: | 363 |
| Other Vocational: | 379 |
| Counselors: | 1,675 |
| Librarians: | 1,106 |
| Nurses: | 268 |
| Education Diagnostician: | 259 |
| Special Education: | 3,713 |
| *Total is number of all full-time equivalent (FTE) staff employed including administrators. | |
| †Subtotals for number of educators by degree attained and teaching assignments data are expressed in rounded full-time equivalent (FTE) numbers. | |
| CHILD NUTRITION | |
| Federal Funds | |
| School Lunch, Breakfast, Special Milk, Child and Adult Care, Summer Food and other nutrition programs: | $224,899,491 |
| State Funds | |
| Appropriations for School Lunch: | $4,424,288 |
| Average number of students served meals in schools daily: | 410,381 |
| Number of public school students qualifying for free and reduced-priced lunches: | 377,235 |
| Average Daily Membership | 56.77% |
| REVENUES | |
| Local & County: | $1,034,442,306 (23%) |
| State Dedicated: | $399,275,281 (9%) |
| State Appropriated: | $2,446,462,840 (55%) |
| Federal: | $581,796,423 (13%) |
| Total: | $4,461,976,850 (100%) |
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