ELK CITY HS

ELK CITY HS is a 9-12 campus of reasonably sized scale in Elk City, Oklahoma, overseen by ELK CITY, educateing 627 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Oklahoma's public schools average about 443 students each, so ELK CITY HS sits 42% larger than that benchmark.

ELK CITY HS is one of 4 schools operated by ELK CITY, a district that works with 2,122 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, ELK CITY HS reports that the largest single group is White, at 61% of enrollment. Other groups include 25% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 2% Black, 2% Native American. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 81%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.4:1. The state averages around 15.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 47% of students at ELK CITY HS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Beckham County (around 61%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Beckham County indicate median household income runs about $53,328, roughly 13% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Beckham County runs 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,884 students), of which ELK CITY HS is one.

Nearest neighbor: ELK CITY IES, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools.

ELK CITY HS operates from an outlying location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 12%: 560 students in 2018 compared to 627 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 66% to 61%. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 18.4:1 today.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.