Lawton Public Schools

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Lawton Public Schools
Lawton Public Schools Logo.jpg
Location
753 Fort Sill Boulevard
Lawton, Oklahoma 73502
United States of America
District information
Type Public, Primary, Secondary, Co-Educational
GradesElementary K-5
Middle School 6-8
High School 9-12
Established1901
SuperintendentKevin Hime
Schools33
Budget$130,205,000
Students and staff
Students14,100
Teachers1,089
Student–teacher ratio15:1
Athletic conference6A & 5A
Other information
Website www.lawtonps.org

Lawton Public Schools is a public school district based in Lawton, Oklahoma, United States.

Contents

The district serves most of the city of Lawton, about half of Medicine Park, and surrounding rural areas in central Comanche County. [1] Secondary students living in the dependent districts of Bishop and Flower Mound also attend Lawton Public Schools.

History

The Oklahoma Department of Education closed the Medicine Park School District in 1990 and split it between the Lawton and Elgin school districts. [2]

Schools

Lawton Public Schools operates three high schools, four middle schools, nineteen elementary schools, and two pre-kindergarten centers.

High schools

Middle schools

Elementary schools

Pre-Kindergarten Centers

See also

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References

  1. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Comanche County, OK" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved January 21, 2024.
  2. Killackey, Jim (July 27, 1990). "State Divides Medicine Park School District". The Daily Oklahoman . p. 14. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.

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