BARTON HIGH SCHOOL

BARTON HIGH SCHOOL is a low-enrollment senior high in LEXA, Arkansas, operated by BARTON SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school instructs 322 students in grades 7 through 12. By comparison, Arkansas's public schools average about 510 students each, so BARTON HIGH SCHOOL sits 37% below that benchmark.

BARTON SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 664 students. BARTON HIGH SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, BARTON HIGH SCHOOL reports that the largest single group is White at 51%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder breaks down as 42% Black, 5% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 34% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.6:1. The state averages around 8.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), BARTON HIGH SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 22.3%, the actual is 19.2%, a residual of -3.1 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Phillips County indicate median household earnings sit near $40,134, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 25% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Phillips County runs 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,669 students), of which BARTON HIGH SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: BARTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.1 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 6 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BARTON HIGH SCHOOL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 13.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Looking at the recent track record. BARTON HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has fell 9% since 2018, when it stood at 355 (now 322). The White share of enrollment declined from 56% to 51% over that span.

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