Tulsa Public Schools
Serves Tulsa, and parts of Sapulpa.
Tulsa’s School Grade D better than 6% of Oklahoma school districts
What stands out about Tulsa Public Schools
- Its letter, D: results better than 6% of Oklahoma districts
- Math proficiency 16 pts below the state
- Reading proficiency 14 pts below the state
- Graduation rate 16 pts below the state
- 18 students per teacher
- Enrollment up 7.5% since 2020–21
- Debt of $292.6M, about $8,705 per student
What this district adds to its towns’ grade
D: better than 6% of the 522 Oklahoma school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Tulsa. Grade by grade →
Test scores vs. OK
2021–22 · class of 202396% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.
Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Up 7.5% since 2020–21.
Schools in the district
69 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Oklahoma’s other public schools.
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Oklahoma.