Education

Oklahoma public education revenues at an all-time high

February 28, 2014

Jonathan Small

According to the Oklahoma State Department of Education, total common education available revenues have reached an all-time high.

The current system of public education in Oklahoma is a partnership between the state of Oklahoma and local school districts. Both provide revenue for the various expenses of common education. Given this relationship, analyzing total common education revenue is vital to assessing the current revenue picture for public education.

What about total per-pupil revenue, you may ask. I’ll address that question in a subsequent blog post.

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