BLANCHE THOMAS HS

As an one-room-style 9-12 campus in Sentinel, Oklahoma, BLANCHE THOMAS HS instructs 80 students from grades 9 through 12, overseen by SENTINEL. Enrollment runs roughly 82% below the state mean of about 443.

Within SENTINEL, which oversees 2 schools and 290 students, BLANCHE THOMAS HS is one campus in the system.

On demographics, BLANCHE THOMAS HS shows that the largest single group is White at 51%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 38% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 5% Native American. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 85%.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.4:1, putting BLANCHE THOMAS HS tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 61% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Washita County indicate median household income runs about $63,501, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Washita County's 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,806 students), BLANCHE THOMAS HS is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is MCMURRAY ES, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 4 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

The school occupies a rural site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BLANCHE THOMAS HS has declined 10%, going from 89 students in 2018 to 80 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 65% to 51%.

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