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What is an MSA?
Metropolitan statistical areas are geographic entities defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for use by Federal statistical agencies in collecting, tabulating, and publishing Federal statistics. An MSA contains a core urban area of 50,000 or more population, consists of one or more counties and includes the counties containing the core urban area, as well as any adjacent counties that have a high degree of social and economic integration (as measured by commuting to work) with the urban core.
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ELEMENTARY/SECONDARY EDUCATION
|
Region |
Students |
Student/Teacher Ratio |
Expenditures Per Student |
Percent Non-English |
Graduation Rate |
Poverty Rate |
|
OKC MSA |
203,225 |
15.8 |
$7,236 |
1.65% |
85.60% |
16.6% |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, 2008, 2009; Oklahoma Department of Education.
2 YEAR COLLEGES SUMMARY
|
Region |
Number of Schools |
Total Undergraduate Enrollment |
|
OKC MSA |
4 |
34,811 |
Source: Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education.
4 YEAR COLLEGES SUMMARY
|
Region |
Number of Schools |
Total Undergraduate Enrollment |
|
OKC MSA |
15 |
89,482 |
Source: Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education.