The McAlester Public School District is a
school district
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that competes and is classified as a 5A school district in
McAlester, Oklahoma
McAlester is the county seat of Pittsburg County, Oklahoma. The population was 18,363 at the time of the 2010 census, a 3.4 percent increase from 17,783 at the 2000 census,Shuller, Thurman"McAlester" profile ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History an ...
, United States.
It serves the majority of McAlester, though parts of McAlester are in other school districts.
McAlester Public Schools has a history, starting with the first high school graduating class in 1903. Graduates have gone on to achieve significant positions, such as United States Congress Speaker of the House of Representatives; Governor of Oklahoma; Oklahoma Supreme Court justice; five-star general; as well as many renowned alumni in the fields of professional athletics, art, music, business, and education. Following in their footsteps, the graduates of 2010 were awarded over $2.5 million in scholarships.
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MPS district
School districts in Oklahoma
Education in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma
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