VELMA-ALMA HS

VELMA-ALMA HS is a secondary school of minimally staffed scale in Velma, Oklahoma, overseen by VELMA-ALMA, teacheing 146 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 67% smaller than the typical public school in Oklahoma, which averages around 443 students.

VELMA-ALMA comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 447 students; VELMA-ALMA HS is among them.

In terms of who attends, VELMA-ALMA HS records that 64% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder is composed of 18% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, 9% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 80% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 42% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is south of Stephens County's rate of about 60%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Stephens County indicate median household earnings sit near $61,620, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Stephens County runs 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,186 students), of which VELMA-ALMA HS is one.

The closest other public school is VELMA-ALMA MS, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at VELMA-ALMA HS has increased 35%, going from 108 students in 2018 to 146 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 73% to 64%. Class-load math has widened: from 10.7:1 in 2018 to 16.6:1 in 2025.

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