📍 276803 E 1760 Road, Duncan, Stephens County, 73533
Empire Hs is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Duncan, Stephens County. The school has 148 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Empire school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 8.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 90%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Empire Hs enrolls 148 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 8.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% White, 16% Hispanic or Latino and 16% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 90 | 61% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 23 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 16% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 11 | 7.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
78 of the school's 148 students (53%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Empire Hs is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district OK-40, state senate district 31, state house district 65.
Empire Hs is one of 3 schools in EMPIRE, based in Duncan, Oklahoma. The district serves 506 students district-wide and employs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 148 students, Empire Hs is close to the district average of about 169 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant