Enrollment
185
High
DISTRICT 217 · STATE 510
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRADFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050348000107
BRADFORD HIGH SCHOOL
504 W MAIN STREET, BRADFORD, AR 72020 · (501) 344-2607 · White County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL185 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
4.8:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.0:1 · STATE 8.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
185 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 70%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within BRADFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2023-24 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
25.6%
AR avg 33.9%
Math
13.1%
AR avg 36.5%
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 34 and 36.
Source: ATLAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
22.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.3%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% typical for Arkansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Arkansas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
185
-23 (-11%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
4.8:1
was 8.3:1
% White
95%
was 98%
% Hispanic
1%
was 1%
% Black
2%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About BRADFORD HIGH SCHOOL
As a minimally staffed secondary school in BRADFORD, Arkansas, BRADFORD HIGH SCHOOL educates 185 students from grades 7 through 12, part of BRADFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT. Compared to the state average of about 510 students per school, that is 64% below typical.
BRADFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 434 students; BRADFORD HIGH SCHOOL is among them.
For racial and ethnic makeup, BRADFORD HIGH SCHOOL shows that nearly all students (95%) are White; the rest breaks down as 2% Black.
Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 4.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 8.8:1 average. Roughly 100% of students at BRADFORD HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than White County's rate of about 60%.
After controlling for student poverty, BRADFORD 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 22.4%, a residual of +0.1 points.
Around the school, census data for White County shows median household income runs about $55,249, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, White County runs 27 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,342 students), of which BRADFORD HIGH SCHOOL is one.
Nearest neighbor: BRADFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, BRADFORD HIGH SCHOOL comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 26.2%.
The school occupies a small-town site.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 11%: 208 students in 2018 compared to 185 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 8.3:1 in 2018 to 4.8:1 today.
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White County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
77,838
Census ACS
Median income
$55,249
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
12,342 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BRADFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT
- BRADFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 249 students
Nearby schools
- BRADFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.0 mi · 249
- BALD KNOB HIGH SCHOOL9.8 mi · 326
- BALD KNOB MIDDLE SCHOOL9.9 mi · 216
- H.L. LUBKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL10.0 mi · 517
- AUGUSTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL11.4 mi · 184
- AUGUSTA HIGH SCHOOL11.4 mi · 145
Frequently asked questions
About BRADFORD HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at BRADFORD HIGH SCHOOL?
BRADFORD HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 185 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does BRADFORD HIGH SCHOOL serve?
BRADFORD HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at BRADFORD HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at BRADFORD HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 4.8:1 (39 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at BRADFORD HIGH SCHOOL?
At BRADFORD HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 95% White, 1% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is BRADFORD HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
BRADFORD HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by BRADFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.