Wynona Public Schools

Wynona Public Schools is a school district headquartered in Wynona, Oklahoma. It includes an elementary school and a high school.

The district, in the Osage Nation,[1] has 110 square miles (280 km2) of area. The majority of that space is used for rural agricultural usage.[2]

History

In 1938, President of the United States Franklin Delano Roosevelt sent $24,800 in funds from the federal government to the Wynona district so it could build a new school facility.[3]

A high school facility opened in the 1970s.[2]

In 1991 the district had 129 students; at the time, H. M. Garrett became superintendent. In 2002 the enrollment was up to 210, with 58 students in high school.[2]

In 2023, Dana Francis became the superintendent.[4]

References

  1. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Osage County, OK" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved January 25, 2024. - Text list
  2. ^ a b c Marler, Ralph W. (March 4, 2002). "Funding tight for schools". Tulsa World. Tulsa, Oklahoma. p. A-13. - Clipping at Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Wynona School Project Okayed". Pawhuska Journal-Capital. Vol. XXXI, no. 138. Pawhuska, Oklahoma. June 16, 1938. p. 1. - Clipping at Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Smith, Robert (August 14, 2023). "New Wynona superintendent makes announcements". Pawhuska Journal-Capital. Retrieved January 25, 2024.


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