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DEL CITY HS
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About DEL CITY HS
DEL CITY HS is one of the large high schools in Del City, Oklahoma, overseen by MIDWEST CITY-DEL CITY, with 1,180 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 166% above typical.
Within MIDWEST CITY-DEL CITY, which oversees 19 schools and 12,087 students, DEL CITY HS is one campus in the system.
On demographics, DEL CITY HS records that the most-represented group is Black (40%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 23% Hispanic, 16% White, 16% multiracial, 3% Native American. By comparison, Oklahoma County as a whole is about 14% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.
On the income-and-resources front, On paper, DEL CITY HS has 65 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.4:1 average. Around 74% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
Around the school, the surrounding county (Oklahoma County) shows that median household income runs about $66,679, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Across Oklahoma County's 225 public schools (combined enrollment of about 161,569 students), DEL CITY HS is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is DEL CITY ES, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
Geographically, the school is in a residential area.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 11%: 1,328 students in 2018 compared to 1,180 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 32% to 16% across the same window.
Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the DEL CITY HS community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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