What share of students in Oklahoma are proficient in math?

In 2024, 17% of eighth graders in Oklahoma public schools were at or above NAEP Proficient in mathematics (2nd lowest among the 50 states and DC) and 20% in reading, compared with 26% and 26% in 2019 (national public 2024: 27% and 29%).

Education in Oklahoma, United States: official figures

Oklahoma did not report a four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate for 2021-22 to the U.S. Department of Education; its most recent rate in the NCES table is 80.0% for 2020-21 (U.S. that year: 86.1%), against 84.9% in 2018-19.

NAEP fourth-grade reading score

207

2024

NAEP eighth-grade mathematics score

264

2024

Current spending per pupil, public schools

$12,162

FY2024

Public school enrollment

698,761

Fall 2023

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher

29.3%

2024

How do students in Oklahoma score in grade 4 reading?

Public school students in Oklahoma averaged 207 in fourth-grade reading on the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), joint 5th lowest among the 50 states and DC, down from 216 in 2019 (national public: 214, 219 in 2019). 23% scored at or above Proficient and 46% below Basic.

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How do students in Oklahoma score in grade 8 reading?

Public school students in Oklahoma averaged 249 in eighth-grade reading on the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), joint 5th lowest among the 50 states and DC, down from 258 in 2019 (national public: 257, 262 in 2019). 20% scored at or above Proficient and 41% below Basic.

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How do students in Oklahoma score in grade 4 math?

Public school students in Oklahoma averaged 233 in fourth-grade mathematics on the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), joint 12th lowest among the 50 states and DC, down from 237 in 2019 (national public: 237, 240 in 2019). 31% scored at or above Proficient and 26% below Basic.

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How do students in Oklahoma score in grade 8 math?

Public school students in Oklahoma averaged 264 in eighth-grade mathematics on the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), joint 7th lowest among the 50 states and DC, down from 276 in 2019 (national public: 272, 281 in 2019). 17% scored at or above Proficient and 47% below Basic.

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How much does Oklahoma spend per student?

Public school systems in Oklahoma spent $12,162 per pupil on current operations in fiscal year 2024, 4th lowest among the 50 states and DC (U.S.: $17,619), according to the Census Bureau's Annual Survey of School System Finances.

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Is school spending per pupil in Oklahoma going up?

Current spending per pupil in Oklahoma rose from $9,323 in fiscal 2019 to $12,162 in fiscal 2024, up 30.5% before inflation (U.S.: up 33.6%); the change on fiscal 2023 was up 9.0%.

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What does Oklahoma spend school money on?

Of the $12,162 spent per pupil in Oklahoma in fiscal 2024, $6,513 went on instruction and $4,917 on support services; salaries and wages came to $6,469 per pupil and employee benefits $2,278.

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Where does school funding in Oklahoma come from?

Public school systems in Oklahoma received $9.3 billion in revenue in fiscal 2024: 13.9% from the federal government, 44.6% from the state and 41.5% from local sources such as property taxes (U.S.: 11.6%, 45.2% and 43.2%).

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How much does Oklahoma spend on public schools in total?

Total spending by public school systems in Oklahoma was $9.2 billion in fiscal 2024, of which $7.9 billion was current spending and $1.1 billion capital outlay on buildings and equipment; the systems owed $3.3 billion in debt at the end of the year.

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How many students are in public schools in Oklahoma?

698,761 pupils were enrolled in public elementary and secondary schools in Oklahoma in fall 2023, down 0.7% on fall 2019 (703,719) and up 2.5% on fall 2013; nationally enrollment was down 2.5% since 2019.

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What is the student-teacher ratio in Oklahoma?

Public schools in Oklahoma had 42,124 full-time-equivalent teachers in fall 2022, about 16.6 pupils per teacher, 13th most among the 50 states and DC (U.S.: 15.4; Oklahoma in fall 2019: 16.2).

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What percentage of people in Oklahoma have a college degree?

29.3% of adults aged 25 and over in Oklahoma, about 800,000 people, held a bachelor's degree or higher in 2024; 7th lowest among the 50 states and DC (U.S.: 36.8%). That is up 1.4 percentage points on 2021 (27.9%), according to the American Community Survey.

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How many people in Oklahoma have a graduate degree?

In 2024, 10.5% of adults 25 and over in Oklahoma had a graduate or professional degree and 8.2% an associate degree as their highest qualification (U.S.: 14.7% and 8.8%).

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How many adults in Oklahoma did not finish high school?

90.2% of adults 25 and over in Oklahoma had at least a high school diploma or equivalent in 2024, leaving 9.8% without one; that share is 14th highest among the 50 states and DC (U.S.: 10.1%).

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How Oklahoma compares with other states

NAEP fourth-grade reading, average score (2024)

Oklahoma ranks 48 of 51, highest first. Public school students; scale 0-500

Rank	Region	NAEP fourth-grade reading, average score
45	District of Columbia	209
46	Arizona	208
47	Oregon	207
48	Oklahoma	207
49	West Virginia	206
50	Alaska	202
51	New Mexico	201

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NAEP eighth-grade reading, average score (2024)

Oklahoma ranks 47 of 51, highest first. Public school students; scale 0-500

Rank	Region	NAEP eighth-grade reading, average score
44	Texas	252
45	District of Columbia	251
46	Alabama	250
47	Oklahoma	249
48	Delaware	249
49	West Virginia	247
50	Alaska	246

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NAEP fourth-grade mathematics, average score (2024)

Oklahoma ranks 41 of 51, highest first. Public school students; scale 0-500

Rank	Region	NAEP fourth-grade mathematics, average score
38	New York	234
39	Maryland	234
40	California	233
41	Oklahoma	233
42	Nevada	233
43	Maine	233
44	Delaware	233

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NAEP eighth-grade mathematics, average score (2024)

Oklahoma ranks 45 of 51, highest first. Public school students; scale 0-500

Rank	Region	NAEP eighth-grade mathematics, average score
42	Louisiana	267
43	Arkansas	266
44	Nevada	265
45	Oklahoma	264
46	Alaska	264
47	Delaware	263
48	Alabama	262

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Eighth graders at or above NAEP Proficient in mathematics (2024)

Oklahoma ranks 50 of 51, highest first. Public school students

Rank	Region	Eighth graders at or above NAEP Proficient in mathematics
45	District of Columbia	20.1%
46	Arkansas	19.8%
47	Delaware	19.3%
48	Alabama	18.4%
49	West Virginia	17.8%
50	Oklahoma	17.4%
51	New Mexico	13.9%

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Fourth graders below NAEP Basic in reading (2024)

Oklahoma ranks 7 of 51, highest first. Public school students

Rank	Region	Fourth graders below NAEP Basic in reading
4	District of Columbia	48.0%
5	West Virginia	47.4%
6	Arizona	46.5%
7	Oklahoma	46.4%
8	Michigan	45.4%
9	Delaware	44.6%
10	Maine	44.5%

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Current spending per pupil, public schools (FY2024)

Oklahoma ranks 48 of 51, highest first. Census Bureau Annual Survey of School System Finances

Rank	Region	Current spending per pupil, public schools
45	South Dakota	$12,828
46	Florida	$12,693
47	Mississippi	$12,324
48	Oklahoma	$12,162
49	Arizona	$12,003
50	Utah	$11,347
51	Idaho	$11,060

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Change in current spending per pupil since FY2019 (FY2019-FY2024)

Oklahoma ranks 34 of 51, highest first. Current dollars, not adjusted for inflation

Rank	Region	Change in current spending per pupil since FY2019
31	Indiana	+31.0%
32	Washington	+30.5%
33	Tennessee	+30.5%
34	Oklahoma	+30.5%
35	Kansas	+30.5%
36	West Virginia	+30.2%
37	Kentucky	+29.3%

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Share of public school revenue from local sources (FY2024)

Oklahoma ranks 24 of 51, highest first. Census Bureau

Rank	Region	Share of public school revenue from local sources
21	Maryland	46.5%
22	South Carolina	44.6%
23	Montana	43.2%
24	Oklahoma	41.5%
25	Utah	41.5%
26	Iowa	39.9%
27	Tennessee	39.8%

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Pupils per teacher, public schools (Fall 2022)

Oklahoma ranks 13 of 51, highest first. Common Core of Data

Rank	Region	Pupils per teacher, public schools
10	Idaho	17.5
11	Washington	17.2
12	Michigan	16.7
13	Oklahoma	16.6
14	Ohio	16.4
15	Colorado	16.3
16	Indiana	15.8

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Change in public school enrollment, fall 2019 to fall 2023 (2019-2023)

Oklahoma ranks 15 of 51, highest first. Common Core of Data

Rank	Region	Change in public school enrollment, fall 2019 to fall 2023
12	Nebraska	-0.3%
13	Montana	-0.4%
14	Alaska	-0.6%
15	Oklahoma	-0.7%
16	Ohio	-0.9%
17	North Carolina	-1.0%
18	Tennessee	-1.0%

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Adults 25 and over with a bachelor's degree or higher (2024)

Oklahoma ranks 45 of 51, highest first. American Community Survey 1-year estimates

Rank	Region	Adults 25 and over with a bachelor's degree or higher
42	New Mexico	31.8%
43	Indiana	30.7%
44	Alabama	29.9%
45	Oklahoma	29.3%
46	Nevada	28.5%
47	Kentucky	27.9%
48	Louisiana	27.8%

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Adults 25 and over without a high school diploma or equivalent (2024)

Oklahoma ranks 14 of 51, highest first. American Community Survey 1-year estimates

Rank	Region	Adults 25 and over without a high school diploma or equivalent
11	Arizona	10.3%
12	Georgia	10.2%
13	West Virginia	9.9%
14	Oklahoma	9.8%
15	Florida	9.6%
16	New Jersey	9.6%
17	Rhode Island	9.6%

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