BATESVILLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL CHARTER

BATESVILLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL CHARTER, an average-sized middle-grades school in BATESVILLE, Arkansas, overseen by BATESVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT, hosts 690 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 464 students per school, that is 49% above typical.

Across the 5 schools in BATESVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT (3,513 students total), BATESVILLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL CHARTER accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, BATESVILLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL CHARTER logs that the largest single group is White at 53%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest breaks down as 35% Hispanic, 5% Black, 3% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 84% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, BATESVILLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL CHARTER logs 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting BATESVILLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL CHARTER higher than the state norm the norm. About 68% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, BATESVILLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL CHARTER performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 34.0%, the actual is 34.6%, a residual of +0.6 points.

In the area at large, census data for Independence County shows the typical household earns roughly $56,609 per year, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. BATESVILLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL CHARTER is one of 14 public schools in Independence County (combined enrollment of about 6,855 students).

Nearest neighbor: BATESVILLE HIGH SCHOOL CHARTER, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around BATESVILLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL CHARTER. On composite proficiency, BATESVILLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL CHARTER comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 34.9%.

BATESVILLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL CHARTER operates from a low-density location. As a public charter, BATESVILLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL CHARTER runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BATESVILLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL CHARTER has ticked down 3%, going from 715 students in 2018 to 690 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 73% to 53% over that span. Class-load math has rose: from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 in 2025.

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