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WATONGA

Watonga, Oklahoma · Public School District · Open

Key statistics

731
Students enrolled
3
Public schools
54
Classroom teachers (FTE)
13.5:1
Students per teacher

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data. School year: 2024-25.

District details

Grades served

PK to 12

Total staff (FTE)

101

District office

1200 Eagle Lane, Watonga OK 73772

County

Blaine County

Official website

NCES District ID

4031770

About WATONGA

Description provided by the district or community — not part of the NCES dataset.

The Watonga Public Schools encompasses 20 square miles. Grades PK-12 are incorporated. Pre-kindergarten offers a half-day program and kindergarten is full-day. Enrollment, through Chisholm Trail Technology Center, is available to junior and senior high school students interested in vocational training. Eagle Academy is offered for 6-12 grade students as an alternative education site. Current enrollment in Watonga Public School is 770. The district operates 508 computer stations. All sites have Internet-connected computer labs. Teachers and students have access to computers and the Internet in their classrooms. Mr. Darrel Merkey serves the district as Technology Technician and is competent in computer repair, networking, and software installation. Classroom teachers, secretaries, and media specialists serve each building as Technology Representatives. There are two representatives per site. Watonga Schools has 75 certified staff members and 36 support staff members. The average years of experience for classroom teachers is 17.4 years. Average class size is 16.6 students per class. A full college entrance curriculum is offered high school students. The graduation rate is 86.7% compared with the state average of 75.4%. Over 92% of our high school seniors complete the Oklahoma college-bound curriculum.
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