ARKANSAS CONSOLIDATED HIGH SCHOOL-MANSFIELD

ARKANSAS CONSOLIDATED HIGH SCHOOL-MANSFIELD, an one-room-style secondary school in MANSFIELD, Arkansas, run under DIVISION OF YOUTH SERVICES SCHOOL SYSTEM, enrolls 36 students, covering grades 7 through 11. Compared to the state average of about 510 students per school, that is 93% below typical.

Across the 7 schools in DIVISION OF YOUTH SERVICES SCHOOL SYSTEM (241 students total), ARKANSAS CONSOLIDATED HIGH SCHOOL-MANSFIELD accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, ARKANSAS CONSOLIDATED HIGH SCHOOL-MANSFIELD shows that the most-represented group is White (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest looks like 36% Black, 6% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 3% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 68% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, ARKANSAS CONSOLIDATED HIGH SCHOOL-MANSFIELD has 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 7.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 8.8:1 average. About 92% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Sebastian County runs at roughly 65%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, Sebastian County reports that the typical household earns roughly $57,790 per year, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. ARKANSAS CONSOLIDATED HIGH SCHOOL-MANSFIELD is one of 44 public schools in Sebastian County (combined enrollment of about 20,239 students).

The closest other public school is MANSFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 3.4 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 3%: 37 students in 2018 compared to 36 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 59% to 50%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 6.0:1 in 2018 to 7.6:1 today.

On this page, members of the ARKANSAS CONSOLIDATED HIGH SCHOOL-MANSFIELD community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.