MACARTHUR HS

MACARTHUR HS is one of the roomy senior highs in Lawton, Oklahoma, one of the schools within LAWTON, with 1,253 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 183% larger than typical.

Across the 23 schools in LAWTON (13,642 students total), MACARTHUR HS accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, MACARTHUR HS shows that the most-represented group is White (38%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest is composed of 18% Hispanic, 18% Black, 17% multiracial, 5% Native American. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 58%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 76 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 64% of students at MACARTHUR HS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the broader community, census data for Comanche County shows median household income runs about $60,761, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Comanche County's 44 public schools (combined enrollment of about 20,786 students), MACARTHUR HS is one campus in the mix.

MACARTHUR MS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 18%: 1,064 students in 2018 compared to 1,253 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 47% to 38% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 18.0:1 in 2018 to 16.4:1 in 2025.

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