📍 927 North Fifth, Ponca City, Kay County, 74601
Ponca City Hs is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Ponca City, Kay County. The school has 1,427 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Ponca City school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 74.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.3:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 20% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 82%. The school offers 7 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ponca City Hs enrolls 1,427 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 74.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% White, 14% American Indian or Alaska Native and 12% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 816 | 57% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 196 | 14% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 176 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 162 | 11% |
| Black or African American | 44 | 3.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 27 | 1.9% |
| Asian | 6 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
866 of the school's 1,427 students (61%) 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.
Ponca City Hs is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). 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-30, state senate district 10, state house district 37.
Ponca City Hs is one of 11 schools in PONCA CITY, based in Ponca City, Oklahoma. The district serves 4,466 students district-wide and employs 262 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,427 students, Ponca City Hs is larger than the district average of about 406 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote