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PUTNAM CITY WEST HS
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About PUTNAM CITY WEST HS
PUTNAM CITY WEST HS, a sizable senior high in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, run under PUTNAM CITY, caters to 2,032 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 359% larger than the state mean of about 443.
PUTNAM CITY runs 26 schools in total, collectively educating 18,836 students. PUTNAM CITY WEST HS is one of those campuses.
Looking at the student body, PUTNAM CITY WEST HS lists that 63% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school shows 15% White, 12% Black, 8% multiracial. By comparison, Oklahoma County as a whole is about 20% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.
In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 117 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.3:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.4:1 average. About 69% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
In the area at large, the surrounding county (Oklahoma County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $66,679 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. PUTNAM CITY WEST HS is one of 225 public schools in Oklahoma County (combined enrollment of about 161,569 students).
The closest other public school is LAKE PARK ES, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
The campus sits in a downtown setting.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PUTNAM CITY WEST HS has ticked up 13%, going from 1,803 students in 2018 to 2,032 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 42% to 63% across the same window.
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