Public schools in Oklahoma spent an estimated $6.8 billion during the 2018-19 academic year, a 3.9 percent increase in expenditures over the previous year, according to a National Education Association report.
The number of youths in foster care in Oklahoma at the end of fiscal year 2018 stood at 8,634. a 7.3 percent decrease over the previous fiscal year, according to newly released data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Oklahoma is not among the jurisdictions where sales tax collections are required for out-of-state purchases in the wake of the South Dakota v. Wayfair Supreme Court decision last year, according to an analysis by the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL).
Public schools in Oklahoma spent $8,769 per student based on average daily attendance (ADA) figures, the third lowest expenditure level among the 50 states and the District of Columbia, according to a National Education Association report.
Oklahoma residents living below the poverty line in 2017-18 made up 13.1 percent of the state’s population, the 16th highest rank among the 50 states and the District of Columbia, according to new Census Bureau data.
Policies and incentives promoting renewable energy and energy efficiency in Oklahoma number 40, the 38th highest rank among the 50 states and the District of Columbia, according to data analyzed in a federally funded database.
More than 44 percent of Oklahoma public education funding comes from local tax revenues, the 22nd highest level among the 50 states, according to data from the National Education Association.
State tax revenues in Oklahoma amount to $3.1 billion in the second quarter of 2019, the 31st highest tally among the 50 states and the District of Columbia, according to newly released data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Teachers’ salaries in Oklahoma averaged $46,300 for the 2017-2018 school year, the third lowest rank among the 50 states and the District of Columbia, according to data analyzed by the National Education Association (NEA).
State tax revenues in Oklahoma amount to $2.4 billion in the first quarter of 2019, the 31st highest tally among the 50 states and Washington, D.C., according to newly released data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Taxpayer contributions to Oklahoma’s public pension funds in 2018 amounted to 70.1 percent of the total, the 24th highest ratio among the 50 states, according to newly released data by the U.S. Census Bureau.
State tax revenues in Oklahoma amount to $8.5 billion, the 32nd highest tally among the 50 states, according to newly released data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
The Lawton metro area’s share of extreme poverty – neighborhoods where at least 40 percent of residents live below the poverty level – is the highest in Oklahoma, according to a new analysis from the website 24/7 Wall St.
Oklahoma received a grade of C on a scorecard developed by Ball State University to gauge the health of each state’s manufacturing sector.
U.S. Term Limits (USTL), the leader in the non-partisan national movement to limit terms for elected officials, praises candidate Dan Belcher, 2020 U.S. House candidate for Oklahoma (district 5), for signing the pledge for an amendment to term limit Congress.
U.S. Term Limits (USTL), the leader in the non-partisan national movement to limit terms for elected officials, praises candidate Terry Neese, 2020 U.S. House candidate for Oklahoma (district 5), for signing the pledge for an amendment to term limit Congress. Neese is the first signer in this race.
Residents of Ellis County need to make $3,266 every month to maintain a modest standard of living, making it the most expensive place to live in Oklahoma.
Taxpayer contributions to Oklahoma’s public pension funds in 2017 amounted to 72.9 percent of the total, the 22nd highest ratio among the 50 states, according to newly released data by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Despite facing a July 31 target deadline, the Veterans Benefits Administration has yet to provide refunds to tens of thousands of disabled veterans who were erroneously charged home loan funding fees.
College graduates in Oklahoma have an average debt burden of $26,270, according to a study by the website 24/7 Wall St. examining average student loan debt in the 50 states.
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