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EISENHOWER HS
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About EISENHOWER HS
As a big 9-12 campus in Lawton, Oklahoma, EISENHOWER HS works with 1,466 students from grades 9 through 12, operated by LAWTON. By comparison, Oklahoma's public schools average about 443 students each, so EISENHOWER HS sits 231% bigger than that benchmark.
EISENHOWER HS is one of 23 schools operated by LAWTON, a district that hosts 13,642 students overall.
Looking at the student body, EISENHOWER HS records that the largest single group is White at 30%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 24% Hispanic, 22% Black, 16% multiracial, 4% Native American. By comparison, Comanche County as a whole is about 58% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 86 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.4:1 average. Around 78% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Comanche County (around 67%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.
In the area at large, census data for Comanche County shows median household income runs about $60,761, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. EISENHOWER HS is one of 44 public schools in Comanche County (combined enrollment of about 20,786 students).
EISENHOWER ES is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.
Over the past 7-year window. EISENHOWER HS's enrollment has expanded 26% since 2018, when it stood at 1,164 (now 1,466). Black enrollment moved from 31% to 22% across the same window.
On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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