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PUTNAM CITY HS
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About PUTNAM CITY HS
Located at 5300 NW 50th Street, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, PUTNAM CITY HS is a roomy four-year high school that enrolls 1,995 students (grades 9 through 12), operated by PUTNAM CITY. That puts it 350% bigger than the typical public school in Oklahoma, which averages around 443 students.
PUTNAM CITY HS is one of 26 schools operated by PUTNAM CITY, a district that teaches 18,836 students overall.
On demographics, PUTNAM CITY HS logs that the largest single group is Hispanic at 35%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder reads as 26% Black, 21% White, 10% multiracial, 6% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 20% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.
Looking at school resources, The school reports having 102 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.4:1, putting PUTNAM CITY HS higher than the state norm the norm. Around 66% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
In the broader community, community-level numbers for Oklahoma County indicate median household income runs about $66,679, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. PUTNAM CITY HS is one of 225 public schools in Oklahoma County (combined enrollment of about 161,569 students).
CENTRAL ES is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
PUTNAM CITY HS operates from a residential location.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PUTNAM CITY HS has edged up 6%, going from 1,885 students in 2018 to 1,995 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 29% to 21% over that span.
In the discussion threads here, the feed for PUTNAM CITY HS typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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