TRS of Oklahoma administers pension and other benefits for public school teachers and other certificated employees of public school districts, community colleges, and other educational institutions in Oklahoma.
Oklahoma Teachers Retirement System Basics, by Plan
| Plan |
Assets (millions) |
Total Members |
| Oklahoma Teachers |
20,383.8 |
185,428 |
| Other Plans |
0 |
0 |
| Total |
20,383.8 |
185,428 |
Source: Public Plans Database (as of 2023)
Note: Oklahoma Teachers Retirement System has 0 other plans.
Assets
Assets at Year-End
Oklahoma Teachers Retirement System
2001-2023
| Fiscal Year |
Net Assets (billions) |
| 2001 |
6.0 |
| 2002 |
5.7 |
| 2003 |
5.9 |
| 2004 |
7.0 |
| 2005 |
7.5 |
| 2006 |
8.2 |
| 2007 |
9.7 |
| 2008 |
8.9 |
| 2009 |
7.5 |
| 2010 |
8.4 |
| 2011 |
10.2 |
| 2012 |
10.2 |
| 2013 |
11.8 |
| 2014 |
14.4 |
| 2015 |
14.6 |
| 2016 |
14.0 |
| 2017 |
15.6 |
| 2018 |
16.8 |
| 2019 |
17.3 |
| 2020 |
17.1 |
| 2021 |
22.1 |
| 2022 |
19.7 |
| 2023 |
20.4 |
Membership
Ratio of Actives to Beneficiaries, 2001-2023
| Fiscal Year |
Oklahoma Teachers Retirement System |
US State and Local Pensions |
| 2001 |
2.4 |
2.4 |
| 2002 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
| 2003 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
| 2004 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
| 2005 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
| 2006 |
2.1 |
2.0 |
| 2007 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
| 2008 |
2.0 |
1.9 |
| 2009 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
| 2010 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
| 2011 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
| 2012 |
1.7 |
1.6 |
| 2013 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
| 2014 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
| 2015 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
| 2016 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
| 2017 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
| 2018 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
| 2019 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
| 2020 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
| 2021 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
| 2022 |
1.5 |
1.2 |
| 2023 |
1.5 |
1.2 |
2023 Membership for Oklahoma Teachers Retirement System
| Actives |
Beneficiaries |
Inactive Vested |
Total Membership |
# of Participating Employers |
| 100,959 |
69,432 |
15,037 |
185,428 |
607 |
Cash Flows
Cash Flow vs. Total Assets (Millions)
Oklahoma Teachers Retirement System
2001-2023
| Fiscal Year |
Cash Flow |
Assets |
| 2001 |
-56.5 |
6,050.0 |
| 2002 |
-27.3 |
5,696.9 |
| 2003 |
-99.6 |
5,863.3 |
| 2004 |
-89.9 |
6,951.8 |
| 2005 |
-102.8 |
7,541.0 |
| 2006 |
-68.6 |
8,175.3 |
| 2007 |
1.1 |
9,651.0 |
| 2008 |
17.2 |
8,945.9 |
| 2009 |
-41.6 |
7,452.2 |
| 2010 |
-37.4 |
8,352.0 |
| 2011 |
-94.1 |
10,156.4 |
| 2012 |
-99.5 |
10,194.7 |
| 2013 |
-136.9 |
11,835.5 |
| 2014 |
-196.0 |
14,439.5 |
| 2015 |
-227.8 |
14,644.1 |
| 2016 |
-295.5 |
13,994.0 |
| 2017 |
-376.2 |
15,637.8 |
| 2018 |
-350.4 |
16,795.7 |
| 2019 |
-328.7 |
17,283.9 |
| 2020 |
-328.8 |
17,083.5 |
| 2021 |
-438.9 |
22,052.1 |
| 2022 |
-305.0 |
19,669.4 |
| 2023 |
-260.8 |
20,383.8 |
2023 Cash Flows for Oklahoma Teachers Retirement System (millions)
| Inflows |
Outflows |
Investment Gains (losses) |
Change in Net Assets |
| 1,395.5 |
1,656.3 |
975.2 |
714.4 |
Cash Flow as a Percentage of Assets
Oklahoma Teachers Retirement System
2001-2023
| Fiscal Year |
Oklahoma Teachers Retirement System |
National Average |
| 2001 |
-0.9 |
-2.1 |
| 2002 |
-0.5 |
-2.0 |
| 2003 |
-1.7 |
-2.5 |
| 2004 |
-1.3 |
-2.0 |
| 2005 |
-1.4 |
-2.2 |
| 2006 |
-0.8 |
-2.2 |
| 2007 |
0.0 |
-2.1 |
| 2008 |
0.2 |
-2.3 |
| 2009 |
-0.6 |
-3.1 |
| 2010 |
-0.4 |
-3.2 |
| 2011 |
-0.9 |
-3.1 |
| 2012 |
-1.0 |
-3.3 |
| 2013 |
-1.2 |
-3.1 |
| 2014 |
-1.4 |
-2.9 |
| 2015 |
-1.6 |
-2.8 |
| 2016 |
-2.1 |
-3.0 |
| 2017 |
-2.4 |
-2.9 |
| 2018 |
-2.1 |
-2.6 |
| 2019 |
-1.9 |
-2.6 |
| 2020 |
-1.9 |
-2.4 |
| 2021 |
-2.0 |
-2.1 |
| 2022 |
-1.6 |
-2.1 |
| 2023 |
-1.3 |
-2.1 |
