Public schools in Altus, OK
Altus has 10 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 2 high, 3 middle, 5 elementary, enrolling 4,066 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Altus Public Schools runs 7 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run Altus's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Altus | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Altus Public Schools | 7 | 3,527 | $10,585 |
| Navajo Public Schools | 3 | 439 | $10,733 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
2 high schools in Altus, 1,094 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altus High School | 975 | 20.4 | All free (CEP) | Altus Public Schools |
| Navajo High School | 119 | 16.7 | not reported | Navajo Public Schools |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
3 middle schools in Altus, 1,116 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altus Junior High School | 533 | 18.4 | All free (CEP) | Altus Public Schools |
| Altus Intermediate School | 509 | 17.6 | All free (CEP) | Altus Public Schools |
| Navajo Junior High School | 74 | 14.2 | not reported | Navajo Public Schools |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
5 elementary schools in Altus, 1,856 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altus Primary School | 436 | 17.0 | All free (CEP) | Altus Public Schools |
| Altus Elementary School | 416 | 17.2 | All free (CEP) | Altus Public Schools |
| Altus Early Childhood Center | 372 | 16.2 | All free (CEP) | Altus Public Schools |
| Rivers Elementary School | 352 | 16.0 | All free (CEP) | Altus Public Schools |
| Navajo Elementary School | 280 | 16.2 | not reported | Navajo Public Schools |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Altus's public schools compare with Oklahoma's
The median Altus school has 16.9 students per full-time teacher, more than the Oklahoma median of 15.4. 70% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 67% across the state. Its median school enrolls 394 students (state 300).
| Altus | Oklahoma | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 16.9 | 15.4 |
| Median school size (students) | 394 | 300 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 70% | 67% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 70% | 48% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 3.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 10 Altus schools and the 1,755 Oklahoma schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Altus
- Altus Public SchoolsRuns 7 of Altus's 10 public schools and spent $10,585 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$10,585
- Altus High School, the largest high school in Altus975 students in 2024-25, 20.4 per teacher.975
- Compare Altus Public Schools with Navajo Public SchoolsAltus's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in OklahomaOklahoma's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for an Altus addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
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Questions about schools in Altus
How many public schools are in Altus, OK?
10 public schools with an address in Altus were open in 2024-25: 2 high, 3 middle, 5 elementary, enrolling 4,066 students.What is the largest high school in Altus?
Altus High School, with 975 students in 2024-25 (Altus Public Schools).Which districts run Altus's schools?
Altus Public Schools (7 schools), Navajo Public Schools (3 schools). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25