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Enrollment
981
High
DISTRICT 773 · STATE 510
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALMA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050225000004
ALMA HIGH SCHOOL
101 EAST MAIN, ALMA, AR 72921 · (479) 632-2162 · Crawford County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL981 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.2:1
120 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 8.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
411 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 70%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within ALMA SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
39.2%
AR avg 34.9% . +1.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Arkansas average is about 35 of 100. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023.
Source: ATLAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
38.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.3%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for Arkansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Arkansas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
981
-78 (-7%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
8.2:1
was 16.8:1
% White
81%
was 88%
% Hispanic
7%
was 4%
% Black
2%
was 2%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About ALMA HIGH SCHOOL
ALMA HIGH SCHOOL is an expansive high school in ALMA, Arkansas, one of the schools within ALMA SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school teaches 981 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Arkansas's public schools average about 510 students each, so ALMA HIGH SCHOOL sits 92% above that benchmark.
ALMA SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 3,092 students; ALMA HIGH SCHOOL is among them.
In terms of who attends, ALMA HIGH SCHOOL records that 81% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder breaks down as 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Native American. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 120 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.2:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 42% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Crawford County (around 65%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, ALMA HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 38.3%.
In the area at large, community-level numbers for Crawford County indicate the typical household earns roughly $64,132 per year, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Crawford County runs 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,496 students), of which ALMA HIGH SCHOOL is one.
Nearest neighbor: ALMA MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 1.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), ALMA HIGH SCHOOL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 33.0%.
ALMA HIGH SCHOOL operates from a rural location.
Looking at the recent track record. ALMA HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has contracted 7% since 2018, when it stood at 1,059 (now 981). The White share of enrollment edged down from 88% to 81% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 8.2:1 in 2025.
On allk12, the feed for ALMA HIGH SCHOOL typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Crawford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
61,139
Census ACS
Median income
$64,132
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
10,496 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ALMA SCHOOL DISTRICT
- ALMA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 722 students
- ALMA PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 704 students
- ALMA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLElementary · 685 students
Other schools in ALMA
- ALMA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 722 students
- ALMA PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 704 students
- ALMA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLElementary · 685 students
Nearby schools
- ALMA MIDDLE SCHOOL1.0 mi · 722
- ALMA PRIMARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 704
- ALMA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL1.7 mi · 685
- JAMES R. TATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.6 mi · 459
- VAN BUREN HIGH SCHOOL6.7 mi · 1,232
- CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL6.8 mi · 466
Frequently asked questions
About ALMA HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend ALMA HIGH SCHOOL?
ALMA HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 981 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does ALMA HIGH SCHOOL serve?
ALMA HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at ALMA HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at ALMA HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 8.2:1 (120 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at ALMA HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at ALMA HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 81% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees ALMA HIGH SCHOOL?
ALMA HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by ALMA SCHOOL DISTRICT in Crawford County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.