Monday, April 13, 2026

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OKC's Students Moved to the Suburbs. The Funding Didn't.

Deer Creek just asked voters for $153 million to build classrooms. Voters overwhelmingly approved the bond, and the district projects enrollment will reach 11,000 by 2034, up from 8,165 today. Fifteen...

Traditional Schools Lost 33,300 Students. The State Totals Hid It.

Oklahoma's statewide enrollment has barely moved in a decade. At 686,718 students in 2025-26, the total sits just 5,952 below its 2015-16 level, a decline of 0.9%. By national standards, that number l...

Oklahoma City Lost Nearly a Third of Its Students in a Decade

In 2015-16, Oklahoma City Public Schools enrolled 45,577 students, more than any district in the state. By 2025-26, that number had fallen to 31,104. The loss of 14,473 students, a 31.8% decline, is t...