Total enrollment
13,642
+2,168 (+19%) vs SY 2020-21
23 schools in LAWTON
Oklahoma · 13,642 students · 1 city
LAWTON's public schools, 23 in all, serve about 13,642 K-12 students inside Oklahoma, an average of 593 per school.
4-year change in LAWTON
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
23
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How LAWTON ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Oklahoma | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 13,642 | #10 of 223 | #630 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 23 | #8 of 223 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #126 of 222 | #6,490 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 78.3% | #54 of 223 | #1,341 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 76.8% | #7 of 133 | #25 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside LAWTON
State test results across the district's 9 scored schools run from Hugh Bish Elementary School at 36.5% proficient to Central Middle School at 11.2%, a gap of 25.3 points. That is the 18th widest gap among 34 Oklahoma districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 23 district schools that reported both years went from 13,188 to 13,642 students (up 3%) and from 831 to 850 full-time teachers (up 2%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EISENHOWER HS | Lawton | High | 09-12 | 1,466 |
| MACARTHUR HS | Lawton | High | 09-12 | 1,253 |
| FREEDOM ES | Lawton | Elementary | PK-05 | 1,251 |
| LAWTON HS | Lawton | High | 09-12 | 1,243 |
| EISENHOWER MS | Lawton | Middle | 06-08 | 1,087 |
| CENTRAL MS | Lawton | Middle | 06-08 | 955 |
| MACARTHUR MS | Lawton | Middle | 06-08 | 829 |
| LEARNING TREE ACADEMY | Lawton | Elementary | PK-PK | 547 |
| PAT HENRY ES | Lawton | Elementary | PK-05 | 525 |
| RIDGECREST ES | Lawton | Elementary | PK-05 | 456 |
| EDISON ES | Lawton | Elementary | PK-05 | 437 |
| EISENHOWER ES | Lawton | Elementary | PK-05 | 390 |
| WOODLAND HILLS ES | Lawton | Elementary | PK-05 | 381 |
| SULLIVAN VILLAGE ES | Lawton | Elementary | PK-05 | 380 |
| LINCOLN ES | Lawton | Elementary | PK-05 | 337 |
| CLEVELAND ES | Lawton | Elementary | PK-05 | 319 |
| PIONEER PARK ES | Lawton | Elementary | PK-05 | 318 |
| CARRIAGE HILLS ES | Lawton | Elementary | PK-05 | 294 |
| CROSBY PARK ES | Lawton | Elementary | PK-05 | 284 |
| HUGH BISH ES | Lawton | Elementary | PK-05 | 276 |
| WHITTIER ES | Lawton | Elementary | PK-05 | 264 |
| ALMOR WEST ES | Lawton | Elementary | PK-05 | 228 |
| WASHINGTON ES | Lawton | Elementary | PK-05 | 122 |
About LAWTON
Across 23 schools, LAWTON hosts about 13,642 students in Oklahoma. By footprint it is a medium-population district.
For a sense of the school types, LAWTON comprises 17 elementary, 3 middle, and 3 high schools.
Average enrollment per school in LAWTON is about 593, above the Oklahoma average of roughly 391.
Looking at the last 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 13,642 students, grew 19% from the 11,474 reported in SY 2020-21.
On allk12, the community for LAWTON discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.