Putnam City West High School

Putnam City West High School runs as a high-enrollment high school in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The school counts 2,032 students across grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in Oklahoma is about 443 students.

PUTNAM CITY has 26 schools and 18,836 students, and Putnam City West High School is one of those schools.

By race and ethnicity, Putnam City West High School is 63% Hispanic. After that, the student body is 15% White, 12% Black, and 8% multiracial. Census figures show Oklahoma County is about 20% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Putnam City West High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 56%.

Its 117.3 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 17.3:1. That ratio is over the 15.4:1 average for high schools in Oklahoma. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 69%. That is close to the 67% average for public schools in Oklahoma County.

According to the American Community Survey, in Oklahoma County, median household income is about $66,679, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 225 public schools operate in Oklahoma County, serving about 161,569 students.

The school nearest to Putnam City West High School is Lake Park Elementary School, at a distance of about 0.6 miles. Within five miles of Putnam City West High School, there are at least 8 other public schools.

NCES assigns Putnam City West High School the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.

The 2024-25 enrollment of 2,032 was 26% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 1,616. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 13.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 17.3:1.

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