Public schools in Tulsa, OK

105 open public schools with an address in Tulsa, operated by 15 education agencies. Compare size, staffing, grade spans, and school type, then confirm assignment with the district.

Public schools

105

NCES preliminary directory 2025–26

Reported students

54,830

104 schools reporting · NCES 2024–25

Median student–teacher ratio

16.7:1

Oklahoma median 15.4:1

Charter schools

0 virtual

An overview of Tulsa public schools

The federal directory lists 105 public schools in Tulsa, OK: 68 elementary, 19 middle, 17 high, 1 combined or other. The 104 schools that reported 2024–25 membership enrolled 54,830 students, an average of 527 per school. The largest campus is Union HS (3,569 students), and the largest elementary school is Ellen Ochoa ES (968).

Tulsa operates the most schools here (69), and 5 regular districts have at least one Tulsa campus, plus 10 charter, service, or other agencies. City names come from school mailing addresses, which often differ from district or municipal boundaries.

Across schools that reported staffing, the median student–teacher ratio is 16.7:1, higher than the statewide school median of 15.4:1. A ratio counts classroom-teacher FTE against total enrollment, so specialized programs and part-time staffing can move it; ask schools for actual class sizes by grade.

School choice options include 18 charter schools. Application windows and lotteries usually open months before the school year.

Among 17 high and combined schools with 2021–22 civil-rights data, 14 reported students enrolled in AP courses and 10 of 17 reported computer-science classes. Confirm current course catalogs directly with each school.

Independent charter agency

1 school in Tulsa

Elementary schools in Tulsa

School	Grades	Students	Ratio
Allen-Bowden Public School Allen-Bowden	PK–08	294	14:1
Anderson ES Tulsa	PK–05	346	19:1
Bell ES Tulsa	PK–05	332	17.1:1
Berryhill ES South Berryhill	PK–06	571	16.6:1
Boevers ES Union	PK–05	433	15.3:1
Burroughs ES Tulsa	PK–05	302	18.4:1
Carnegie ES Tulsa	PK–05	389	15.9:1
Cedar Ridge ES Union	PK–05	419	14.5:1
Celia Clinton ES Tulsa	PK–05	518	21.9:1
Clark ES Union	PK–05	448	16.3:1
Clinton West ES Tulsa	PK–05	353	24.3:1
College Bound-Brookside Campus COLLEGE BOUND ACADEMY of TULSA · Charter	PK–08	362	19.1:1
College Bound-Eastside Campus COLLEGE BOUND ACADEMY of TULSA · Charter	PK–04	552	17.8:1
Cooper ES Tulsa	PK–05	516	15.5:1
Council Oak ES Tulsa	PK–05	509	16.7:1
Darnaby ES Union	PK–05	590	17.5:1
Deborah Brown Charter ES Deborah Brown Community Charter School · Charter	PK–03	221	27.6:1
Disney ES Tulsa	PK–05	724	18.8:1
Dolores Huerta ES Tulsa	PK–05	324	15.1:1
Dove School of Discovery ES Tulsa Dove Schools of Tulsa (Charter) · Charter	PK–08	556	16.2:1
Dove Science Academy ES Tulsa Dove Schools of Tulsa (Charter) · Charter	PK–08	569	15.7:1
Eisenhower International ES Tulsa	PK–05	561	17:1
Eliot ES Tulsa	PK–05	369	16.8:1
Ellen Ochoa ES Union	PK–05	968	16.6:1
Emerson ES Tulsa	PK–05	376	18.9:1
Eugene Field ES Tulsa	PK–05	366	19.9:1
Felicitas Mendez Intl School Tulsa	PK–05	329	15:1
Greenwood Leadership Academy Tulsa	PK–05	241	16.9:1
Grissom ES Tulsa	PK–06	342	16.7:1
Grove ES Union	PK–05	552	15.2:1
Hamilton ES Tulsa	PK–05	303	15:1
Hawthorne ES Tulsa	PK–05	357	26.8:1
Henry Zarrow International Sch Tulsa	PK–05	491	18.2:1
Hoover ES Tulsa	PK–05	297	15.9:1
Jarman ES Union	PK–05	575	16.1:1
John Hope Franklin ES Tulsa	PK–05	367	23.8:1
Kendall-Whittier ES Tulsa	PK–05	825	16.4:1
Kerr ES Tulsa	PK–05	349	14.2:1
Key ES Tulsa	PK–05	309	15.8:1
Lanier ES Tulsa	PK–05	322	17.9:1
Lewis and Clark ES Tulsa	PK–05	430	13.4:1
Lindbergh ES Tulsa	PK–05	492	16.7:1
Macarthur ES Tulsa	PK–05	404	19.7:1
Marshall ES Tulsa	PK–05	252	15.1:1
Mayo Demonstration ES Tulsa	PK–05	394	17.1:1
McClure ES Tulsa	PK–05	383	15.5:1
McKinley ES Tulsa	PK–05	453	16.5:1
Mitchell ES Tulsa	PK–05	332	14.9:1
Northwest ES Jenks	PK–04	959	15.1:1
Owen ES Tulsa	PK–05	390	15.4:1
Patrick Henry ES Tulsa	PK–05	442	16.1:1
Peary ES Tulsa	PK–05	287	14.1:1
Project Accept Traice ES Tulsa	PK–06	464	30.9:1
Robertson ES Tulsa	PK–05	228	14.3:1
Rosa Parks ES Union	PK–05	647	16.4:1
Salk ES Tulsa	PK–05	465	14.4:1
Sankofa Middle School Sankofa Charter School · Charter	03–05	82	15.2:1
Sequoyah ES Tulsa	PK–05	392	15.4:1
Skelly ES Tulsa	PK–05	775	15.8:1
Southeast ES Jenks	PK–04	817	16.6:1
Springdale ES Tulsa	PK–05	383	15.5:1
Thomas Jefferson ES Union	PK–05	574	16.6:1
Tulsa Classical Academy ES Tulsa Classical Academy (Charter) · Charter	KG–08	757	18.7:1
Tulsa Legacy ES Tulsa Legacy Charter School · Charter	PK–08	498	14.6:1
Under the Canopy ES Under the Canopy School · Charter	PK–03	—	—
Unity Learning Academy Tulsa	PK–05	277	17.8:1
Wayman Tisdale Fine Arts Acad Tulsa	PK–05	314	21.4:1
Whitman ES Tulsa	PK–05	259	16.2:1

Middle schools in Tulsa

School	Grades	Students	Ratio
Berryhill MS Berryhill	07–08	152	14.7:1
Carver MS Tulsa	06–08	651	20.7:1
Central MS Tulsa	06–08	296	26.9:1
Daniel Webster MS Tulsa	06–08	350	17:1
East Central MS Tulsa	06–08	843	21.4:1
Edison Preparatory MS Tulsa	06–08	860	20.2:1
Jenks East Intermediate ES Jenks	05–06	815	14.9:1
KIPP Tulsa MS College Prep KIPP Tulsa Academy Charter · Charter	06–08	274	15.1:1
Memorial MS Tulsa	06–08	572	19.4:1
Monroe Demonstration MS Tulsa	06–08	657	21.2:1
Nathan Hale MS Tulsa	06–08	782	22.1:1
Thoreau Demonstration Academy Tulsa	06–08	434	17.4:1
Traice MS Tulsa	06–08	122	12.2:1
Tulsa Honor ES Tulsa Honor Charter Academy · Charter	05–08	366	18.4:1
Tulsa Honor Flores MS Tulsa Honor Charter Academy · Charter	06–08	349	17.6:1
Tulsa Met MS Tulsa	06–08	47	10.4:1
Tulsa Schl of Arts and Science MS Tulsa School of Arts and Sciences Charter · Charter	06–08	232	14:1
Union 6th-7th Grade Ctr Union	06–07	2,123	17.4:1
Will Rogers College MS Tulsa	06–08	646	16:1

High schools in Tulsa

School	Grades	Students	Ratio
Berryhill HS Berryhill	09–12	407	17.1:1
Booker T. Washington HS Tulsa	09–12	1,302	20.9:1
Central HS Tulsa	09–12	430	22.1:1
Daniel Webster HS Tulsa	09–12	376	16.6:1
Dove Science Academy HS Tulsa Dove Schools of Tulsa (Charter) · Charter	09–12	343	19.1:1
East Central HS Tulsa	09–12	1,160	22.8:1
KIPP Tulsa HS University Prep KIPP Tulsa Academy Charter · Charter	09–12	249	16.4:1
McLain HS for Science and Tech Tulsa	09–12	731	17.9:1
Memorial HS Tulsa	09–12	1,005	20.2:1
Nathan Hale HS Tulsa	09–12	995	23.2:1
Thomas Edison Preparatory HS Tulsa	09–12	1,083	20.3:1
Traice Tulsa	09–12	845	15.8:1
Tulsa Honor HS Tulsa Honor Charter Academy · Charter	09–12	547	18.5:1
Tulsa Met HS Tulsa	09–12	105	9.2:1
Tulsa Schl of Arts and Science HS Tulsa School of Arts and Sciences Charter · Charter	09–12	294	13.8:1
Union HS Union	10–12	3,569	21.2:1
Will Rogers College HS Tulsa	09–12	992	19.6:1

Combined, early-childhood, and other schools in Tulsa

School	Grades	Students	Ratio	Compare
Tulsa Classical Academy HS Tulsa Classical Academy (Charter) · Charter	09–10	49	32.7:1

Student demographics

Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment

White21.5%
Hispanic39.7%
Black19.4%
Asian3.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native3.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1%
Multiracial11.2%

Enrollment-weighted across 104 Tulsa schools with NCES CCD 2024–25 race/ethnicity counts (54,830 students). Privacy suppression can leave small gaps.

Questions about public schools in Tulsa

How many public schools are in Tulsa, OK?

The current NCES directory lists 105 open public schools with a location address in Tulsa: 68 elementary, 19 middle, 17 high, 1 combined or other. Together they reported 54,830 students in 2024–25. The count includes charter, alternative, and special-purpose public schools; it excludes private schools.

Which school districts serve Tulsa?

Schools with an address in Tulsa belong to 15 education agencies, led by Tulsa (69 schools), Union (11 schools), Berryhill (3 schools). A mailing city is not an attendance boundary; confirm the district for a specific address.

What is the largest public high school in Tulsa?

Union HS reported the largest high-school enrollment in Tulsa, with 3,569 students in 2024–25 (grades 10–12). Size is a description of the campus, not a quality measure.

Are there charter schools in Tulsa?

Yes. 18 of the 105 public schools in Tulsa are identified as charter schools in the NCES directory, including College Bound-Brookside Campus, College Bound-Eastside Campus, Deborah Brown Charter ES. Charter schools are public and tuition-free, but admission usually uses an application or lottery.

What is the typical student–teacher ratio in Tulsa schools?

The median reported student–teacher ratio across Tulsa public schools is 16.7:1, higher than the Oklahoma school median of 15.4:1. The ratio divides enrollment by classroom-teacher FTE; it is not an average class size.

Does living in Tulsa guarantee a seat at a specific school?

No. Assignment depends on the district's attendance boundaries, programs, and enrollment rules, which can split a city or cross city lines. Use the district profile and its official boundary or school-locator tool to confirm the assigned school for an exact address.

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Sources: NCES Common Core of Data 2025–26 preliminary directory (schools, grades, addresses, charter status) and 2024–25 nonfiscal files (enrollment, teachers, race/ethnicity, meal eligibility); Civil Rights Data Collection 2021–22 (AP and computer science). Cities are grouped by school mailing address. Methodology · All Oklahoma cities