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CHICKASHA HS
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About CHICKASHA HS
CHICKASHA HS is a well-populated senior high in Chickasha, Oklahoma, part of CHICKASHA. The school caters to 745 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 68% bigger than the state mean of about 443.
Across the 5 schools in CHICKASHA (2,225 students total), CHICKASHA HS accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On demographics, CHICKASHA HS logs that 60% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 14% multiracial, 13% Hispanic, 8% Native American, 5% Black. By comparison, Grady County as a whole is about 80% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.
On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 74% of students at CHICKASHA HS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Grady County runs at roughly 55%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.
In the broader community, ACS estimates for Grady County put median household income runs about $75,419, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Grady County's 33 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,669 students), CHICKASHA HS is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is CHICKASHA MS, roughly 1.0 miles away. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 4%: 713 students in 2018 compared to 745 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 9% to 5% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 18.7:1 in 2018 to 16.5:1 in 2025.
Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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