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Oklahoma’s ranking in per pupil spending for its rural students. Only Idaho spends less.
[Source: Why Rural Matters 2018-2019]
The largest number of confirmed tornadoes in a single year in Oklahoma’s history which happened in 2019.
Approximate number of students in Oklahoma’s rural districts who rank among the most diverse in the nation in terms of race, specialized needs, poverty, and residential instability.
[Source: Why Rural Matters 2018-2019]
The number of states, including Oklahoma, that have the most racially diverse rural school districts in the country. The other two are Delaware and North Carolina.
[Source: Why Rural Matters 2018-2019]
Number of children in Oklahoma who received healthy meals and snacks on an average workday in child care participating in CACFP. CACFP is the federal Child and Adult Care Food Program.
[Source: FRAC]
Number of children in Oklahoma age 0-3 who received SNAP food benefits to support good health and food security. SNAP is the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
[Source: FRAC]
The number of states including Oklahoma where at least half of all public schools are rural. The other states are Montana, South Dakota, Vermont, North Dakota, Maine, Alaska, Nebraska, Wyoming, New Hampshire, Iowa, and Mississippi.
[Source: Why Rural Matters 2018-2019]
The cost of climate change to Oklahoma by 2099 as a percent of state income. Rural counties in Southeast and Southwest Oklahoma can expect costs of more than 10% of their income.
[Source: Brookings Institution]
Percent of Oklahoma children 0-3 years old who live in poverty, compared to 23.7 percent nationally.
[Source: FRAC]
The financial cost savings produced by the commutation of 527 Oklahomans which was largest commutation in American history on Nov. 1, 2019.
[Source: Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board]
