📍 600 East Florida Avenue, Waurika, Jefferson County, 73573
Waurika Hs is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Waurika, Jefferson County. The school has 125 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Waurika school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 8.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. 30% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 69%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Waurika Hs enrolls 125 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 8.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% White, 23% Hispanic or Latino and 10% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 81 | 65% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 29 | 23% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 13 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 2 | 1.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
86 of the school's 125 students (69%) 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.
Waurika Hs is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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-40, state senate district 31, state house district 50.
Waurika Hs is one of 3 schools in WAURIKA, based in Waurika, Oklahoma. The district serves 425 students district-wide and employs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 125 students, Waurika Hs is close to the district average of about 142 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote