CARLISLE HIGH SCHOOL

Located at 145 RABORN ROAD, in CARLISLE, Arkansas, CARLISLE HIGH SCHOOL is an intimate high school that enrolls 280 students (grades 7 through 12), one of the schools within CARLISLE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Compared to the state average of about 510 students per school, that is 45% leaner than typical.

CARLISLE SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 660 students; CARLISLE HIGH SCHOOL is among them.

On demographics, CARLISLE HIGH SCHOOL logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (81%). The remainder reads as 8% Black, 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. Compared to Lonoke County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 8.8:1, putting CARLISLE HIGH SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 61% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Lonoke County (around 52%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, On a poverty-adjusted basis, CARLISLE HIGH SCHOOL sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 36.4%; actual is 19.7%, a gap of -16.7 points.

In the broader community, census data for Lonoke County shows median household income runs about $72,828, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Lonoke County runs 25 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,478 students), of which CARLISLE HIGH SCHOOL is one.

CARLISLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CARLISLE HIGH SCHOOL ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 31.0%.

CARLISLE HIGH SCHOOL operates from a countryside location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CARLISLE HIGH SCHOOL has shrank 7%, going from 302 students in 2018 to 280 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment fell from 14% to 8% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 9.8:1 in 2018 to 8.1:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.