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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Education



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.