WELCH HS

As an one-room-style senior high in Welch, Oklahoma, WELCH HS hosts 99 students from grades 9 through 12, operated by WELCH. That puts it 78% smaller than the typical public school in Oklahoma, which averages around 443 students.

WELCH runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 297 students. WELCH HS is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, WELCH HS records that the most-represented group is White (42%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 26% Native American, 16% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, 6% Black. The wider county runs roughly 62% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.2:1. The state averages around 15.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 70% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the surrounding community, census data for Craig County shows the typical household earns roughly $51,922 per year, roughly 15% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Craig County runs 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,365 students), of which WELCH HS is one.

The closest other public school is WELCH MS, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around WELCH HS.

WELCH HS operates from a small-town location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 3%: 102 students in 2018 compared to 99 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 2% to 8% across the same window.

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