BAY HIGH SCHOOL

BAY HIGH SCHOOL is a modestly sized four-year high school in BAY, Arkansas, one of the schools within BAY SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school serves 233 students in grades 7 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 510 students per school, that is 54% below typical.

BAY SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 550 students. BAY HIGH SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, BAY HIGH SCHOOL shows that 90% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school records 6% Black, 2% Hispanic. By comparison, Craighead County as a whole is about 72% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.3:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 49% of students at BAY HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is south of Craighead County's rate of about 67%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), On a poverty-adjusted basis, BAY HIGH SCHOOL sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 40.8%; actual is 21.9%, a gap of -18.9 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Craighead County put median household income runs about $59,548, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Craighead County runs 37 public schools (combined enrollment of about 20,332 students), of which BAY HIGH SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BAY HIGH SCHOOL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 22.1%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 11%: 262 students in 2018 compared to 233 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 12.6:1 in 2018 to 9.3:1 today.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.