ALTUS HS

ALTUS HS, a sprawling 9-12 campus in Altus, Oklahoma, operated by ALTUS, educates 975 students, covering grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Oklahoma's public schools average about 443 students each, so ALTUS HS sits 120% larger than that benchmark.

ALTUS HS is one of 7 schools operated by ALTUS, a district that works with 3,593 students overall.

In terms of who attends, ALTUS HS lists that 44% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder looks like 42% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 5% Black. The wider county runs roughly 72% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.4:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.4:1 average. Around 52% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Jackson County runs at roughly 64%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, census data for Jackson County shows the typical household earns roughly $62,799 per year, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Across Jackson County's 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,536 students), ALTUS HS is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is ALTUS EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER, roughly 0.6 miles away. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ALTUS HS has climbed 11%, going from 882 students in 2018 to 975 in 2025. Class-load math has loosened: from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 20.4:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for ALTUS HS typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.