Do you research school records? I'm not talking about yearbooks. Those can be found on the Yearbooks Page. I'm talking about actual school records, such as enrollment, attendance, and grade reports for example. These are interesting source documents because they might record the students age, birth date and location, and possibly their parents names. All great ways to find this information if you haven't found them in other documents about your target ancestor. Besides, finding out your grandmother's grades would be interesting!
The record collection links, listed below, feature school records from the state, and list collections of records that are available for free online.
If you wish to get educated with some basic information regarding what is available and how to navigate your research for school records, you can read these summaries:
- 5 Quick Tips to Get the Most Out of Education Records
- Top 10 Strategies for Finding School Records for Genealogy
- Getting Started With School Records for Genealogy Research
So, what types of records related to schools are maintained and often available?
- School Census
- School Catalogs
- Teacher's Registers
- Attendance Records
- Report Cards
- Class Logs
- Teacher Rosters
- School Board Meetings/Reports
- Academic Team and Class Photos
- Local Newspaper Articles:
- - Graduation Lists
- - School Activities
- - School Sports
- Student Newspapers
- Alumni Directories and Publications
- Yearbooks
- Yearbook Indexes
And, what types of information can you derive from these school records?
- Name (often includes middle name which is useful).
- Age
- Physical Characteristics - color/race, disability.
- Birth Date
- Current Residence Address
- Name of Father
- Name of Mother
- Occupations of parents
- Grades
- Classes Taken
- Activities (from Photos)
- Date left school (can help with family residence relocation)
Below is a list of links to free online school record collections for the state;
Note: Some of the links go to sites with not much information and some go to sites with an extensive set of records.
Note: Some of the links listed below take you to a FamilySearch Collection of digital images. Near the bottom of the page under Film/Digital Notes is the name of each sub-collection. If there is a camera icon at the right of the name (in the Format column) then the collections' images are browsable. If there is a camera with a key icon, it is only available at a Family History Center or affiliated library. If there is a film reel icon, then it is only available in microfilm format, not digital.
(Updated February, 2020; recently added links are in BOLD)
- Adair County Scholastic Census Reports, 1917-1965
- Alfalfa County School Census Reports, 1912-1936
- Alfalfa County School Enumeration Records, 1912-1936
- Atoka County Enumeration Record 1912-1918
- Atoka County, Scholastic Census Reports, 1912-1934
- Beaver County School Census Reports, 1912-1936
- Beaver County, Miscellaneous School Records
- Beckham County Miscellaneous School Records
- Beckham County School Records 1909-1960
- Blaine County School Records 1895-1986; index, 1912-1986
- Bryan County School Enumeration Records, 1918-1934
- Caddo County Scholastic Census Books, 1912-1936; Index to School Census Books, 1912-1936
- Canadian County, Scholastic Census Records, 1907-1934
- Carter County Scholastic Census; Scholastic Census index, 1914-1962, 1914-1934
- Carter Seminary School Records, 1923-1950
- Cherokee County Miscellaneous School Records and Photos
- Cherokee County Register of Teachers employed, 1908-1912; School District maps
- Cherokee County Scholastic Census Records 1913-1967
- Cherokee County Superintendent Year Books 1920-1947
- Cherokee County Teacher's Register of Attendance and scholarship 1939-1993
- Chilocco Indian School School Records, 1885-1901, 1944-1952
- Choctaw County Miscellaneous School Records and Photos
- Choctaw County School Census Reports 1912-1970
- Cimarron County School Census Reports, 1912-1934
- Cimarron County School District maps, 1908-1947
- Cleveland County, Scholastic Census Reports, 1912-1934; Index, 1912-1930
- Comanche County Miscellaneous School Records and Photos
- Concho Agency Census Records, School Records, and related documents, 1879-1943
- Craig County, Scholastic Census Reports, 1915-1935
- Creek County Miscellaneous School Records
- Delaware County, Scholastic Census Records, 1914-1934
- Dewey County Scholastic Census, 1912-1936 ; Pupils High School Credit Records, 1901- 1952
- Ellis County School District Enumeration Reports, 1912-1936
- Euchee Indian School, Enrollment lists, 1940-1947
- Eufaula Indian School, Enrollment lists, 1942-1944, 1949-1950
- Garvin County Miscellaneous School Rosters and Photos
- Greer County Miscellaneous School Records
- Greer County Enumeration Records, 1898-1936; Teachers employed, 1930-1931, board members, 1923-1924, term Reports, 1900-1912; index, 1902-1955; maps, 1900-1904 and 1922-1925; School officials, 1900-1904
- Harper County, Scholastic Census Records, 1912-1934
- Hughes County School Census Reports, 1912-1934
- Jackson County School Census Reports, 1912-1938; changes in School District, 1908- 1947; School District petitions, 1908-1937
- Jones Academy School Records, 1926-1952
- Kay County Census of School Districts, 1897-1938
- Kay County School Census Records, 1939-1968
- Kingfisher County, Scholastic Census Records, 1911-1934
- Le Flore County School Census Reports, 1921-1934
- Lincoln County, Scholastic Census Reports 1908-1936, 1941
- Logan County Miscellaneous School Records
- Major County, Scholastic Enumeration Records, 1912-1934
- Marshall County School Census Records, 1912-1933
- Mayes County Miscellaneous School Records
- Mayes County Miscellaneous School Records and Photos
- Mayes County, School Enumeration Records - Smith Chapel School District #58 - 1912 to 1945
- McClain County, Scholastic Census Reports, 1912-1934
- McCurtain County, 1917 School Census
- McIntosh County Miscellaneous School Records
- Muskogee County School Enumeration Census, 1912-1919
- Noble County School Census, 1912-1934
- Nowata County School Enumeration Records 1912-1935
- Oak Grove School School Census, 1923-1932
- Oklahoma County Miscellaneous School Records
- Oklahoma County, Scholastic Census Records, 1914-1933
- Oklahoma School Class Photos by County
- Oklahoma, School Records, 1895-1936
- Oklahoma. County Court School Enumerations, 1901-1929
- Osage County School Records : Enumeration, 1912-1968
- Ottawa County School Enumeration Report 1916-1938 : Miami District 23
- Ottawa County School Enumeration Reports 1912-1968
- Ottawa County, Index to School Records 1912-1936
- Pawnee Agency Pawnee School students roster, 1947-1950
- Pawnee Agency School Census, 1934-1944
- Pittsburg County, Scholastic Census Reports, 1918-1936
- Pleasant Valley School Lives Again
- Ponca City School District School Records, 1950-1968
- Pottawatomie County School land Records 1891-1957
- Pottawatomie County School Records 1930-1934
- Pushmataha County Miscellaneous School Records
- Roger Mills County School Census 1919-1934
- Rogers County School Enumeration Records 1912-1940
- Seminole County School Census Enumeration Reports including Compulsory Attendance List, 1929-1934
- Seminole County School Census Reports, 1920-1934
- Seminole County School District boundary Reports, 1908-1947
- Seneca Indian School School Employees, 1936; Enrollment lists, 1943-1950
- Sequoyah Indian School School Records, 1910-1950
- Spring Place Mission School, Catalog of Scholars 1804-1834
- Stephens County, School Census 1912-1938
- Texas County School Census Records, 1915-1934
- Texas County School research Report, 1909
- Tillman County School Census Records, 1912-1936
- Washita County Miscellaneous School Records
- Washita County School Census Reports, 1914-1934
- Washunga, Kaw Indians Training School Census, 1905-1911
- Woodward County School Census, 1912-1926
Good Luck and Happy Hunting!
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