BLACKWELL HS

BLACKWELL HS, a compact secondary school in Blackwell, Oklahoma, operated by BLACKWELL, educates 353 students, covering grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Oklahoma's public schools average about 443 students each, so BLACKWELL HS sits 20% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 3 schools in BLACKWELL (1,087 students total), BLACKWELL HS accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, BLACKWELL HS lists that 65% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 14% multiracial, 12% Hispanic, 8% Native American. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 74%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 67% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Kay County (around 76%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Around the school, census data for Kay County shows median household earnings sit near $58,423, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. In all, Kay County runs 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,295 students), of which BLACKWELL HS is one.

Nearest neighbor: BLACKWELL MS, around 0.4 miles off. 2 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 BLACKWELL HS has contracted 11%, going from 397 students in 2018 to 353 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 59% to 65% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.2:1 in 2018 to 16.2:1 today.

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