Macarthur High School

In Lawton, Oklahoma, Macarthur High School is a high-enrollment high school. It enrolls 1,253 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 9 through 12. That is 183% bigger than the average of about 443 students for high schools in Oklahoma.

LAWTON serves 13,642 students across 23 schools.

Of every 100 students at Macarthur High School, about 38 are White, the largest group. After that, the student body is 18% Hispanic, 18% Black, 17% multiracial, and 5% Native American. Census figures show Comanche County is about 58% White. A diversity index of 76% means there is a 76% chance two randomly chosen students at Macarthur High School are from different groups.

With 76.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 16.4:1. The average for high schools in Oklahoma is 15.4:1, so this school has more students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Macarthur High School, 64% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

The county, Comanche County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $60,761 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and roughly 14% of residents are in poverty. Comanche County has 44 public schools with about 20,786 students, including Macarthur High School.

Macarthur High School is about 0.3 miles from Macarthur Middle School, its nearest public school. Macarthur High School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.

Federal records code the school's setting as City: Small.

A 25% rise took enrollment from 1,002 in 2020-21 to 1,253 in 2024-25.

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