EMPIRE HS

EMPIRE HS is a four-year high school of very small scale in Duncan, Oklahoma, overseen by EMPIRE, hosting 150 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Oklahoma's public schools average about 443 students each, so EMPIRE HS sits 66% below that benchmark.

EMPIRE runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 506 students. EMPIRE HS is one of those campuses.

On demographics, EMPIRE HS lists that the largest single group is White, at 64% of enrollment; the rest consists of 19% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 6% Native American. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 80%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.4:1 average. Around 40% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Stephens County (around 60%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Stephens County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $61,620 per year, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. In all, Stephens County runs 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,186 students), of which EMPIRE HS is one.

Nearest neighbor: EMPIRE ES, around 0.0 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Over the past 7-year window. EMPIRE HS's enrollment has increased 13% since 2018, when it stood at 133 (now 150). White enrollment moved from 81% to 64% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 20.8:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.