Weatherford High School (Oklahoma)

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Weatherford High School (Oklahoma)
1500 N. Washington

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Coordinates 35°32′29″N98°41′34″W / 35.5413°N 98.6928°W / 35.5413; -98.6928 Coordinates: 35°32′29″N98°41′34″W / 35.5413°N 98.6928°W / 35.5413; -98.6928
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PrincipalMark Shadid
Teaching staff36.51 (FTE) [1]
Enrollment574 (2018-19) [1]
Student to teacher ratio15.72 [1]
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Website whs.wpsok.org

Weatherford High School is a high school in Weatherford, Oklahoma, United States.

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  1. 1 2 3 "WEATHERFORD HS". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  2. Stafford, Thomas; Cassutt, Michael (2002). We Have Capture. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press. ISBN   978-1-58834-070-2.