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NORTHWEST CLASSEN HS
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About NORTHWEST CLASSEN HS
NORTHWEST CLASSEN HS operates as an expansive four-year high school in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, operated by OKLAHOMA CITY. Current enrollment sits at 1,914 students spanning grades 9 through 12. That puts it 332% larger than the typical public school in Oklahoma, which averages around 443 students.
OKLAHOMA CITY runs 58 schools in total, collectively educating 32,864 students. NORTHWEST CLASSEN HS is one of those campuses.
Looking at the student body, NORTHWEST CLASSEN HS records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 77%. Other groups include 7% White, 7% Black, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 20%.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 102 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 96% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Oklahoma County's rate of about 67%.
Across the wider county, Oklahoma County reports that the typical household earns roughly $66,679 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. NORTHWEST CLASSEN HS is one of 225 public schools in Oklahoma County (combined enrollment of about 161,569 students).
Nearest neighbor: TAFT MS, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around NORTHWEST CLASSEN HS.
Geographically, the school is in an urban area.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at NORTHWEST CLASSEN HS has increased 60%, going from 1,196 students in 2018 to 1,914 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 56% to 77% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 18.7:1 today.
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