CLINTON HIGH SCHOOL

CLINTON HIGH SCHOOL, a tight-knit 9-12 campus in CLINTON, Arkansas, one of the schools within CLINTON SCHOOL DISTRICT, hosts 390 students, covering grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Arkansas's public schools average about 510 students each, so CLINTON HIGH SCHOOL sits 24% below that benchmark.

CLINTON HIGH SCHOOL is one of 3 schools operated by CLINTON SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that caters to 1,260 students overall.

In terms of who attends, CLINTON HIGH SCHOOL reports that nearly all students (90%) are White. The remainder consists of 7% Hispanic. Compared to Van Buren County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, CLINTON HIGH SCHOOL has 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 6.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 8.8:1 average. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), CLINTON 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 34.0%, a residual of +11.7 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Van Buren County put median household income runs about $50,354, roughly 15% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Van Buren County runs 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,057 students), of which CLINTON HIGH SCHOOL is one.

CLINTON JR HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CLINTON HIGH SCHOOL at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 36.6%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 4%: 406 students in 2018 compared to 390 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 10.2:1 in 2018 to 6.7:1 in 2025.

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