BALD KNOB MIDDLE SCHOOL

BALD KNOB MIDDLE SCHOOL is a low-enrollment junior high in BALD KNOB, Arkansas, overseen by BALD KNOB SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school serves 216 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Arkansas's public schools average about 464 students each, so BALD KNOB MIDDLE SCHOOL sits 53% below that benchmark.

Across the 3 schools in BALD KNOB SCHOOL DISTRICT (1,059 students total), BALD KNOB MIDDLE SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, BALD KNOB MIDDLE SCHOOL logs that 85% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest is composed of 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black. That composition is broadly in line with White County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, On paper, BALD KNOB MIDDLE SCHOOL has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting BALD KNOB MIDDLE SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 58% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, BALD KNOB MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 37.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 29.4%.

Across the wider county, White County reports that median household income runs about $55,249, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. In all, White County runs 27 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,342 students), of which BALD KNOB MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: BALD KNOB HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around BALD KNOB MIDDLE SCHOOL. On composite proficiency, BALD KNOB MIDDLE SCHOOL comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 30.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 17%: 259 students in 2018 compared to 216 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment fell from 10% to 5% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 12.1:1 today.

On this page, members of the BALD KNOB MIDDLE SCHOOL community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.