Oklahoma City Public Schools
| Oklahoma City Public Schools | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
|
900 North Klein Avenue, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma United States | |
| District information | |
| Type | Public, Independent |
| Preparing students for success in school, work, and life | |
| Grades | PK - 12 |
| Superintendent | Aurora Lora |
| Budget | approx. $400 million[1] |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 42,549[1] |
| Staff | 4,000-5,000 |
| Other information | |
| Website |
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The Oklahoma City Public Schools is a public school district serving most of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It is the largest primary and secondary education district in the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area, as well as the largest in the state of Oklahoma with 95 schools and approximately 42,549 enrolled students during the 2009–2010 school year.[1]
History
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.[2] By 1930 the city had three high schools, six junior high schools, and 51 elementary schools with an enrollment of 38,593.[2]
High schools
- Capitol Hill High School
- Classen School of Advanced Studies
- Frederick A. Douglass High School
- Emerson High School
- U. S. Grant High School
- Harding Charter Preparatory High School
- Harding Fine Arts Academy
- John Marshall High School
- Northeast Academy
- Northwest Classen High School
- Oklahoma Centennial High School
- Santa Fe South Charter High School
- Santa Fe South Pathways Middle College
- Southeast High School
- Star Spencer High School
Middle schools
- Jefferson Middle School
- Roosevelt Middle School
- Taft Middle School
- Jackson Middle School
- Northeast Academy
- Belle Isle Enterprise
- Oklahoma Centennial Mid-High School
- Rogers Middle School
- Emerson Mid-high School
- Douglass Mid-High School
- Classen School of Advanced Studies
- Webster Middle School
References
- 1 2 3 "Oklahoma City Public Schools" http://www.usa.com/school-district-4022770.htm, USA.com (accessed April 19, 2013)
- 1 2 Wilson, Linda D. "Oklahoma City" http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/o/ok025.html, Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture (accessed April 19, 2013)
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