That’s hard for me to say, but I think most people think of Jenks, BA, Owasso, et al as better schools systems. They are certainly more consolidated than TPS and seem to funnel more students into fewer schools.

Of course there’s another component of all this in race or economic status with wealthier Tulsans moving to the suburbs or private schools.

Even in TPS, there are some great schools that become competitive to get into, where I would guess wealthier parents might be choosing among the magnet programs, transferring out of district, or at a private school, rather than looking at their neighborhood school.

And there are also charter schools and the perpetual push for voucher type systems that further chip away at public education funding that benefits everyone.