Texhoma Public Schools

Texhoma Public Schools (TPS) is a school district headquartered in Texhoma, Oklahoma. It covers portions of Texas County.[1]

Due to its isolated location on the border of the Texas Panhandle and the Oklahoma Panhandle, the district operates under an arrangement with the Texhoma Independent School District, a public school district located in adjacent Texhoma, Oklahoma. All students residing in Texhoma ISD and Texhoma Public Schools attend school in Texhoma ISD for grades K-4, then attend school in Texhoma Public Schools for grades 5–12.[2] Therefore the district also educates students in Sherman County and Hansford County in that state.[3][4]

The districts have separate curricula, boards of education, and taxation systems. They share sports teams.[5] The two districts charge each other for tuition. Students of the two districts learn about the history of each state.[6]

History

The Texas Legislature and the Oklahoma Legislature enacted the bi-state arrangement in 1975 to have the two school districts share grade levels and resources.[5] This arrangement came into effect in 1976.[6] Prior to fall 1993, Kindergarten and grades 5-7 were covered by the Texas school while the Oklahoma school covered other grades. That fall, the Texas school took elementary grades while the Oklahoma school took secondary grades.[7]

References

  1. ^ Geography Division (December 22, 2020). 2020 Census - School District Reference Map: Texas County, OK (PDF) (Map). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2025-10-05. - Text list
  2. ^ "Home". Texhoma Independent School District. Retrieved 2025-10-05. - The drop-down menu shows elementary school for the Texas district. Then it has: "Oklahoma Schools 5-12". Texhoma Independent School District. Retrieved 2025-10-05.
  3. ^ Geography Division (December 22, 2020). 2020 Census - School District Reference Map: Sherman County, TX (PDF) (Map). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2025-10-05. - Text list
  4. ^ Geography Division (December 22, 2020). 2020 Census - School District Reference Map: Hansford County, TX (PDF) (Map). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2025-10-05. - Text list
  5. ^ a b Wallace, Linda (November 17, 1991). "In Texhoma, A Bridge Over Interstate Rivalry". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia. p. A02 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ a b DeFrange, Ann (1990-07-15). "Texhoma's Tale of Two Cities". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City. pp. 1-A-2-A – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Texas Superintendent Says No RIFs From Realignment". The Goodwell-Texhoma News. Vol. 1, no. 8. Goodwell, Oklahoma. 1993-04-29. pp. 1-2 – via Newspapers.com.

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