WATONGA HS

Located at 1200 Eagle Lane, in Watonga, Oklahoma, WATONGA HS is a small high school that instructs 214 students (grades 9 through 12), overseen by WATONGA. Enrollment runs roughly 52% below the state mean of about 443.

Within WATONGA, which oversees 3 schools and 731 students, WATONGA HS is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, WATONGA HS lists that the largest single group is White at 52%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 21% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 11% Native American, 3% Black. By comparison, Blaine County as a whole is about 72% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.4:1 average. About 80% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Blaine County runs at roughly 72%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Blaine County indicate the typical household earns roughly $61,642 per year, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. Across Blaine County's 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,067 students), WATONGA HS is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is WATONGA MS, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WATONGA HS has ticked up 9%, going from 196 students in 2018 to 214 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 today.

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