Editing Lawton, Oklahoma (section)

==Education==

===Higher education===
{{main|Cameron University}}
[[File:Cameron university sign.jpg|thumb|right|Cameron University]]
Cameron University is the largest four-year, state-funded university in southwest Oklahoma, offering more than 50 degree programs in areas of business, education, liberal arts, and science and technology.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cameron.edu/academic |publisher=Cameron University |title=Academic Information |access-date=2010-05-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527130228/http://www.cameron.edu/academic/ |archive-date=2010-05-27 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> Founded in 1909, Cameron has an average fall enrollment of 6,000 students, with 70 endowed faculty positions.<ref name="CU Facts">{{cite web |url=http://www.cameron.edu/fastfacts |publisher=Cameron University |title=CU Fast Facts |access-date=2010-04-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130828191237/https://www.cameron.edu/fastfacts |archive-date=2013-08-28 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all}}</ref> Other colleges in Lawton include [[Comanche Nation College]]. Founded in 2004, the college provides lower-division programs and educational opportunities in higher education for the Comanche Nation and the public.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cnc.cc.ok.us/home/Mission-Purpose |publisher=Comanche Nation College |title=Mission / Purpose |access-date=2012-01-20 |df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cnc.cc.ok.us/usr_folders/pale3/history%20of%20the%20comanche%20nation%20college.pdf |publisher=Comanche Nation College |title=History of the Comanche Nation College |page=3 |df=dmy-all }}{{Dead link|date=August 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

Lawton is also served by the [[Great Plains Technology Center]], which is part of the [[Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education]] system. Great Plains provides occupational education, training, and development opportunities to area residents.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.greatplains.edu/about/ |publisher=Great Plain Technology Center |title=About GPTC |access-date=2010-04-23 |df=dmy-all}}</ref>

===Primary and secondary schools===
[[Lawton Public Schools]] serve most of the city of Lawton.<ref name=SDMap2020>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st40_ok/schooldistrict_maps/c40031_comanche/DC20SD_C40031.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Comanche County, OK|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-01-21}}</ref> The district operates two prekindergarten centers, 24&nbsp;elementary schools, four middle schools, and three high schools – [[Eisenhower High School (Lawton, Oklahoma)|Eisenhower]], [[Lawton High School|Lawton]], and [[MacArthur High School (Lawton, Oklahoma)|MacArthur]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lawtonps.org/Schools/ |publisher=Lawton Public Schools|title=Schools |access-date=2010-05-30 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021217061659/http://www.lawtonps.org/schools/ |archive-date=2002-12-17 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> In 2008, Lawton Public Schools had an enrollment of about 16,000 students with about 1,000 teachers.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=1&details=1&InstName=lawton&State=40&DistrictType=1&DistrictType=2&DistrictType=3&DistrictType=4&DistrictType=5&DistrictType=6&DistrictType=7&NumOfStudentsRange=more&NumOfSchoolsRange=more&ID2=4017250 |publisher=National Center for Educational Statistics |title=District details for Lawton |access-date=2011-04-04 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> Two independent districts, [[Bishop Public School|Bishop]] and [[Flower Mound Public School|Flower Mound]], serve portions of Lawton.<ref name=SDMap2020/> Bishop operates a single pre-K–6 elementary campus and Flower Mound has a pre-K–5 campus. Secondary students living in these districts attend Lawton Public Schools.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com:443/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1169935/_Secondary_School_Boundary_Map.pdf|title=LPS Middle and High School Boundaries|publisher=[[Lawton Public Schools]]|access-date=2024-12-21|quote=*Students living in the LPS area of Medicine Park[...]}} - [https://www.lawtonps.org/documents/families/parents/school-boundary-maps/198465 Linked from here]</ref>

A small portion of far-west Lawton is served by [[Cache Public Schools]].<ref name=SDMap2020/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://comanchecounty.us/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=157&Itemid=252 |publisher=Comanche County Oklahoma |title=School Districts |access-date=2011-04-27 |df=dmy-all |archive-date=May 13, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110513052328/http://www.comanchecounty.us/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=157&Itemid=252 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Some portions of the city limits are in [[Geronimo Public Schools]].<ref name=SDMap2020/>

Other schools in Lawton include Trinity Christian Academy, Lawton Academy of Arts & Science, and Lawton Christian School. Trinity Christian Academy offers classes from K–3 through the eighth grade.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tcalawton.org/site/cpage.asp?cpage_id=180021118&sec_id=180001609 |title=Student Application |publisher=Trinity Christian Academy |access-date=2011-04-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322080526/http://www.tcalawton.org/site/cpage.asp?cpage_id=180021118&sec_id=180001609 |archive-date=2012-03-22 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> Lawton Academy of Arts and Sciences and Lawton Christian has the city's only two private independent high schools. Lawton Christian, founded in 1976, offers education from prekindergarten through the 12th grade, and has a student body of 426 students.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lcscrusaders.com/about/index.cfm |publisher=Lawton Christian Schools |title=About Us |access-date=2010-05-14 |df=dmy-all |archive-date=May 4, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100504230822/http://www.lcscrusaders.com/about/index.cfm |url-status=dead }}</ref> Another private school - St. Mary's Catholic School - closed in 2020 after more than 100 years of operation.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.kswo.com/2020/04/17/st-marys-catholic-school-closing-after-years-due-financial-difficulties/|publisher=KSWO |title=St. Mary's Catholic School closing after 113 years due to financial difficulties |date=2020-04-17 |df=dmy-all}}</ref>