Waurika High School

Waurika High School is a very small high school in Waurika, Oklahoma, (ZIP code 73573). The school runs grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 144 students. High schools in Oklahoma average about 443 students, which makes this school 67% below average.

Enrollment across the 3 schools in WAURIKA totals 425 students.

More than half of enrollment at Waurika High School is White: 61%. Other groups make up 26% Hispanic, 10% Native American, and 2% multiracial. Jefferson County as a whole is about 80% White, so the school's share is lower. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Waurika High School scores 55%.

The student-to-teacher ratio is 13.1:1. The school has 11 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across high schools in Oklahoma, the average ratio is 15.4:1. Federal data show 81% of students (116) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

Jefferson County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $48,668 a year, roughly 16% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 20%. Waurika High School shares Jefferson County with 8 other public schools.

Waurika Middle School is the nearest public school to Waurika High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of Waurika High School, there are 2 other public schools.

The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Remote: in rural territory far from an urban area.

Federal enrollment counts rose from 110 (2020-21) to 144 (2024-25).

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