ALVA HS

As a tight-knit high school in Alva, Oklahoma, ALVA HS works with 279 students from grades 9 through 12, operated by ALVA. By comparison, Oklahoma's public schools average about 443 students each, so ALVA HS sits 37% smaller than that benchmark.

Within ALVA, which oversees 5 schools and 1,054 students, ALVA HS is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, ALVA HS reports that White students make up the majority at 75%. The remainder breaks down as 12% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 3% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 86% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.4:1 average. About 46% 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, community-level numbers for Woods County indicate the typical household earns roughly $53,275 per year, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. ALVA HS is one of 9 public schools in Woods County (combined enrollment of about 1,322 students).

Nearest neighbor: ALVA MS, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around ALVA HS.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ALVA HS has expanded 5%, going from 265 students in 2018 to 279 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 10.8:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 today.

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