Public schools in Duncan, OK
Duncan has 11 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 2 high, 2 middle, 6 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 3,784 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Duncan Public Schools runs 8 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run Duncan's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Duncan | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duncan Public Schools | 8 | 3,361 | $10,866 |
| Empire Public Schools | 3 | 522 | $10,931 |
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 Duncan, 1,131 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duncan High School | 981 | 18.1 | All free (CEP) | Duncan Public Schools |
| Empire High School | 150 | 20.8 | All free (CEP) | Empire 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.
2 middle schools in Duncan, 808 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duncan Middle School | 696 | 15.1 | All free (CEP) | Duncan Public Schools |
| Empire Middle School | 112 | 15.0 | All free (CEP) | Empire 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.
6 elementary schools in Duncan, 1,671 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emerson Elementary School | 336 | 14.9 | All free (CEP) | Duncan Public Schools |
| Horace Mann Elementary School | 327 | 16.1 | All free (CEP) | Duncan Public Schools |
| Woodrow Wilson Elementary School | 321 | 15.2 | All free (CEP) | Duncan Public Schools |
| Plato Elementary School | 283 | 17.8 | All free (CEP) | Duncan Public Schools |
| Empire Elementary School | 244 | 16.3 | All free (CEP) | Empire Public Schools |
| Mark Twain Elementary School | 160 | 14.8 | All free (CEP) | Duncan 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.
One other school in Duncan, 174 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Rogers Pre-K Ctr | 174 | 16.0 | All free (CEP) | Duncan 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 Duncan's public schools compare with Oklahoma's
The median Duncan school has 16.0 students per full-time teacher, more than the Oklahoma median of 15.4. 64% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 67% across the state. Its median school enrolls 283 students (state 300).
| Duncan | Oklahoma | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 16.0 | 15.4 |
| Median school size (students) | 283 | 300 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 64% | 67% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 100% | 48% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 3.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 11 Duncan 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 Duncan
- Duncan Public SchoolsRuns 8 of Duncan's 11 public schools and spent $10,866 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$10,866
- Duncan High School, the largest high school in Duncan981 students in 2024-25, 18.1 per teacher.981
- Compare Duncan Public Schools with Empire Public SchoolsDuncan'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 a Duncan 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.
Other cities in Oklahoma
- OKlahoma City140 schools
- TUlsa101 schools
- Edmond36 schools
- Broken Arrow34 schools
- Norman30 schools
- Lawton26 schools
- Enid19 schools
- Moore18 schools
Questions about schools in Duncan
How many public schools are in Duncan, OK?
11 public schools with an address in Duncan were open in 2024-25: 2 high, 2 middle, 6 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 3,784 students.What is the largest high school in Duncan?
Duncan High School, with 981 students in 2024-25 (Duncan Public Schools).Which districts run Duncan's schools?
Duncan Public Schools (8 schools), Empire 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