DEQUEEN HIGH SCHOOL

DEQUEEN HIGH SCHOOL is a secondary school of average-sized scale in DE QUEEN, Arkansas, part of DE QUEEN SCHOOL DISTRICT, instructing 550 students in grades 10 through 12.

DE QUEEN SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 2,365 students; DEQUEEN HIGH SCHOOL is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, DEQUEEN HIGH SCHOOL reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 62% of enrollment. The remainder breaks down as 29% White, 4% Pacific Islander, 2% Black. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 36%.

On the resource side, The school employs 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 75% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, DEQUEEN HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 31.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 32.4%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Sevier County indicate median household income runs about $53,527, roughly 9% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Sevier County runs 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,013 students), of which DEQUEEN HIGH SCHOOL is one.

DEQUEEN MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around DEQUEEN HIGH SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts DEQUEEN HIGH SCHOOL at 5th of 6; the average score across the group is 38.3%.

DEQUEEN HIGH SCHOOL operates from a town-based location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 8%: 509 students in 2018 compared to 550 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 9.5:1 today.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.