Welch High School

In Welch, Oklahoma, Welch High School is a small high school. Grades offered run from 9 through 12, with 99 students enrolled. The average among high schools in Oklahoma is roughly 443 students; this school is 78% smaller than that.

Across its 3 schools, WELCH enrolls 297 students. Welch High School is one of those schools.

No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Welch High School. The largest is White students, at 42%. The next largest groups are 26% Native American, 16% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, and 6% Black. In Craig County overall, about 62% of residents are White. The school's diversity index is 71%, meaning two students picked at random have a 71% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

The school reports 10.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 9.2 students per teacher. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 15.4:1 average for high schools in Oklahoma. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 70%. For comparison, public schools in Craig County average 70%.

Census Bureau estimates for Craig County show that the median household income is $51,922, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 15% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 15%. There are 13 public schools in Craig County, enrolling about 2,365 students in all.

The closest public school to Welch High School is Welch Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, 5 other public schools are within five miles.

The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Remote.

Enrollment climbed 6% from its 2020-21 level of 93. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 10.3:1 in 2020-21 to 9.2:1 in 2024-25.

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