ASHDOWN HIGH SCHOOL

ASHDOWN HIGH SCHOOL is a cozy senior high in ASHDOWN, Arkansas, overseen by ASHDOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school hosts 382 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 25% leaner than the typical public school in Arkansas, which averages around 510 students.

ASHDOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 1,281 students. ASHDOWN HIGH SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

On demographics, ASHDOWN HIGH SCHOOL reports that White students make up the majority at 63%; the rest breaks down as 24% Black, 6% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 72% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, ASHDOWN HIGH SCHOOL has 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 7.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 8.8:1, putting ASHDOWN HIGH SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 68% of students at ASHDOWN HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, ASHDOWN HIGH SCHOOL is in the bottom 10% of Arkansas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 33.8%; ASHDOWN HIGH SCHOOL posts 19.5%, -14.2 points below that line.

In the area at large, Little River County reports that the typical household earns roughly $53,344 per year, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Little River County runs 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,768 students), of which ASHDOWN HIGH SCHOOL is one.

ASHDOWN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ASHDOWN HIGH SCHOOL at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 57.1%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 13%: 437 students in 2018 compared to 382 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment edged down from 30% to 24% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 11.2:1 in 2018 to 7.0:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the ASHDOWN HIGH SCHOOL community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.