Shidler Public Schools
School district in Oklahoma, United States
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Shidler Public Schools is a school district headquartered in Shidler, Oklahoma. It includes W. G. Ward Elementary School,[1][2] and Shidler Middle and High Schools.[3]
The district boundary is mostly in Osage County and includes Shidler, Foraker, Grainola, Webb City, and a portion of Burbank.[4] A portion of the district is in Kay County, where it includes Kaw City.[5]
History
In 1946, a $17,000 bond passed.[6]
In 2002, Burbank School District 20, the school district of Burbank, Oklahoma, closed and dissolved. Shidler absorbed portions of the Burbank district,[7] including the Burbank school building. Tulsa World stated that the anticipated further outcome would that the Shidler district would give those to the municipal government in Burbank.[8]
In 2018, Enel Green Power funded some STEM education-related initiatives in the district.[9]
In 2018, the student count was 250, and the district had school four days per week.[10]
The current middle-high (secondary) school building opened in 2021.[3]
Notable alumni
- Rance Howard (1928–2017), film and television actor, attended Shidler High School.[11]