Public schools in Lawton, OK
Lawton has 26 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 3 high, 3 middle, 19 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 14,737 students. They are run by 4 districts and agencies; Lawton Public Schools runs 23 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 4 districts and agencies that run Lawton's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Lawton | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawton Public Schools | 23 | 13,979 | $11,526 |
| Bishop | 1 | 570 | $8,716 |
| Flower Mound Public School | 1 | 350 | $8,346 |
| Comanche Academy | 1 | 64 | $15,375 |
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.
3 high schools in Lawton, 3,962 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eisenhower High School | 1,466 | 17.1 | All free (CEP) | Lawton Public Schools |
| Macarthur High School | 1,253 | 16.4 | All free (CEP) | Lawton Public Schools |
| Lawton High School | 1,243 | 15.1 | All free (CEP) | Lawton 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 Lawton, 2,871 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eisenhower Middle School | 1,087 | 16.6 | All free (CEP) | Lawton Public Schools |
| Central Middle School | 955 | 15.6 | All free (CEP) | Lawton Public Schools |
| Macarthur Middle School | 829 | 13.5 | All free (CEP) | Lawton 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.
19 elementary schools in Lawton, 7,357 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freedom Elementary School | 1,251 | 17.7 | All free (CEP) | Lawton Public Schools |
| Bishop Public School | 647 | 19.6 | All free (CEP) | Bishop |
| Pat Henry Elementary School | 525 | 15.8 | All free (CEP) | Lawton Public Schools |
| Ridgecrest Elementary School | 456 | 17.6 | All free (CEP) | Lawton Public Schools |
| Edison Elementary School | 437 | 17.1 | All free (CEP) | Lawton Public Schools |
| Eisenhower Elementary School | 390 | 17.8 | All free (CEP) | Lawton Public Schools |
| Woodland Hills Elementary School | 381 | 16.5 | All free (CEP) | Lawton Public Schools |
| Sullivan Village Elementary School | 380 | 14.9 | All free (CEP) | Lawton Public Schools |
| Flower Mound Public School | 353 | 19.3 | not reported | Flower Mound Public School |
| Lincoln Elementary School | 337 | 16.8 | All free (CEP) | Lawton Public Schools |
The other 9 elementary schools
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Elementary School | 319 | 16.0 | All free (CEP) | Lawton Public Schools |
| Pioneer Park Elementary School | 318 | 14.5 | All free (CEP) | Lawton Public Schools |
| Carriage Hills Elementary School | 294 | 15.6 | All free (CEP) | Lawton Public Schools |
| Crosby Park Elementary School | 284 | 13.2 | All free (CEP) | Lawton Public Schools |
| Hugh Bish Elementary School | 276 | 13.5 | All free (CEP) | Lawton Public Schools |
| Whittier Elementary School | 264 | 14.8 | All free (CEP) | Lawton Public Schools |
| Almor West Elementary School | 228 | 14.0 | All free (CEP) | Lawton Public Schools |
| Washington Elementary School | 122 | 30.4 | All free (CEP) | Lawton Public Schools |
| Comanche Academy | 95 | 19.0 | All free (CEP) | Comanche Academy |
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 Lawton, 547 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Learning Tree Academy | 547 | 18.0 | All free (CEP) | Lawton 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 Lawton's public schools compare with Oklahoma's
The median Lawton school has 16.4 students per full-time teacher, more than the Oklahoma median of 15.4. 96% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 67% across the state. Its median school enrolls 386 students (state 300).
| Lawton | Oklahoma | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 16.4 | 15.4 |
| Median school size (students) | 386 | 300 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 96% | 67% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 96% | 48% |
| Charter schools | 3.8% | 3.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 26 Lawton 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 Lawton
- Lawton Public SchoolsRuns 23 of Lawton's 26 public schools and spent $11,526 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,526
- Eisenhower High School, the largest high school in Lawton1,466 students in 2024-25, 17.1 per teacher.1,466
- Compare Lawton Public Schools with BishopLawton'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 Lawton 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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- Norman30 schools
- Enid19 schools
- Moore18 schools
- Yukon18 schools
Questions about schools in Lawton
How many public schools are in Lawton, OK?
26 public schools with an address in Lawton were open in 2024-25: 3 high, 3 middle, 19 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 14,737 students. 1 are charter schools.What is the largest high school in Lawton?
Eisenhower High School, with 1,466 students in 2024-25 (Lawton Public Schools).Which districts run Lawton's schools?
Lawton Public Schools (23 schools), Bishop (1 school), Flower Mound Public School (1 school), Comanche Academy (1 school). 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