Education

Oklahoma per-student revenue has risen dramatically

November 8, 2023

Curtis Shelton

From 2017 to 2022 (the latest year for which we have data), total revenue for public education in Oklahoma grew by 38.5 percent. During that time, the student population grew by 0.7 percent.

Thus, per-pupil revenue has grown by 37.6 percent since 2017. And this does not include the massive spending increase the legislature passed in 2023, raising appropriations by more than $700 million from the prior year.

Source: Oklahoma State Department of Education Revenue Reports; enrollment based on Oct. 1 student count