CUTTER-MORNING STAR HIGH SCHOOL

As a modestly sized four-year high school in HOT SPRINGS, Arkansas, CUTTER-MORNING STAR HIGH SCHOOL works with 331 students from grades 7 through 12, one of the schools within CUTTER MORNING STAR SCHOOL DISTRICT. Enrollment runs roughly 35% below the state mean of about 510.

CUTTER MORNING STAR SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 688 students. CUTTER-MORNING STAR HIGH SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, CUTTER-MORNING STAR HIGH SCHOOL lists that White students make up the majority at 73%. Beyond that, the school records 15% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Black. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 83%.

On the income-and-resources front, CUTTER-MORNING STAR HIGH SCHOOL logs 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 8.8:1 average. Roughly 66% of students at CUTTER-MORNING STAR HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, CUTTER-MORNING STAR HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 34.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 25.8%.

In the broader community, Garland County reports that median household earnings sit near $57,181, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Garland County runs 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,391 students), of which CUTTER-MORNING STAR HIGH SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is CUTTER-MORNING STAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CUTTER-MORNING STAR HIGH SCHOOL ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 37.7%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Trend over the last 7 years. CUTTER-MORNING STAR HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has edged up 15% since 2018, when it stood at 287 (now 331). White enrollment moved from 83% to 73% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 9.1:1 in 2018 to 10.7:1 today.

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