ARKANSAS CONSOLIDATED HIGH SCHOOL-DERMOTT

ARKANSAS CONSOLIDATED HIGH SCHOOL-DERMOTT is a micro-enrollment high school in DERMOTT, Arkansas, part of DIVISION OF YOUTH SERVICES SCHOOL SYSTEM. The school serves 16 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Arkansas's public schools average about 510 students each, so ARKANSAS CONSOLIDATED HIGH SCHOOL-DERMOTT sits 97% below that benchmark.

Within DIVISION OF YOUTH SERVICES SCHOOL SYSTEM, which oversees 7 schools and 241 students, ARKANSAS CONSOLIDATED HIGH SCHOOL-DERMOTT is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, ARKANSAS CONSOLIDATED HIGH SCHOOL-DERMOTT records that the largest single group is Black, at 75% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 19% White, 6% Hispanic. By comparison, Chicot County as a whole is about 53% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 4.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 8.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 81% of students at ARKANSAS CONSOLIDATED HIGH SCHOOL-DERMOTT qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Chicot County (around 100%), the school's rate is south of typical.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Chicot County indicate median household income runs about $39,045, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. ARKANSAS CONSOLIDATED HIGH SCHOOL-DERMOTT is one of 7 public schools in Chicot County (combined enrollment of about 1,147 students).

The closest other public school is DERMOTT HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.8 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 76%: 66 students in 2018 compared to 16 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share expanded from 70% to 75%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 8.1:1 in 2018 to 4.3:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.