BLEVINS HIGH SCHOOL

BLEVINS HIGH SCHOOL operates as a minimally staffed senior high in BLEVINS, Arkansas, overseen by BLEVINS SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 183 students spanning grades 7 through 12. That puts it 64% smaller than the typical public school in Arkansas, which averages around 510 students.

Across the 2 schools in BLEVINS SCHOOL DISTRICT (379 students total), BLEVINS HIGH SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, BLEVINS HIGH SCHOOL reports that White students make up the majority at 62%; the rest comes out to 20% Black, 10% Hispanic, 7% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, BLEVINS HIGH SCHOOL lists 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 4.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 8.8:1 average. An estimated 84% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, BLEVINS HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 28.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 16.3%.

Across the wider county, census data for Hempstead County shows median household earnings sit near $46,787, roughly 16% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. BLEVINS HIGH SCHOOL is one of 11 public schools in Hempstead County (combined enrollment of about 3,212 students).

Nearest neighbor: RANDY HUGHES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.1 miles off. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BLEVINS HIGH SCHOOL ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 23.1%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Five-year trend. BLEVINS HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has edged down 9% since 2018, when it stood at 202 (now 183). The Hispanic share of enrollment decreased from 15% to 10% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 10.6:1 in 2018 to 4.4:1 today.

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