AUGUSTA HIGH SCHOOL

AUGUSTA HIGH SCHOOL is a rural-scale senior high in AUGUSTA, Arkansas, one of the schools within AUGUSTA SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school enrolls 145 students in grades 7 through 12. By comparison, Arkansas's public schools average about 510 students each, so AUGUSTA HIGH SCHOOL sits 72% smaller than that benchmark.

Across the 2 schools in AUGUSTA SCHOOL DISTRICT (329 students total), AUGUSTA HIGH SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, AUGUSTA HIGH SCHOOL reports that 52% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest breaks down as 42% White, 6% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 25%.

Looking at school resources, AUGUSTA HIGH SCHOOL shows 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 3.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 8.8:1, putting AUGUSTA HIGH SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 100% of students at AUGUSTA HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Woodruff County runs at roughly 81%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, AUGUSTA HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 22.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 14.6%.

In the area at large, census data for Woodruff County shows median household earnings sit near $48,158, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 19%. Across Woodruff County's 4 public schools (combined enrollment of about 910 students), AUGUSTA HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: AUGUSTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.1 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts AUGUSTA HIGH SCHOOL at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 27.6%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at AUGUSTA HIGH SCHOOL has edged down 6%, going from 155 students in 2018 to 145 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 8.6:1 in 2018 to 3.3:1 today.

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