Enrollment
364
High
DISTRICT 384 · STATE 510
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEWITT SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050000100216
DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL
1614 S GRANDVIEW, DEWITT, AR 72042 · (870) 946-4661 · Arkansas County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL364 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 42% of Arkansas public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Arkansas public high schools
Student : Teacher
6.3:1
58 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 8.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
190 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 105 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 85 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 82 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 92 | 25% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 61% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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 DEWITT SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
28.0%
AR avg 34.9% . -0.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Arkansas average is about 35 of 100. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.0% |
| 2023-24 | 28.4% |
% Proficient (Level 3+4), all students and all tested grades.
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
30.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.4%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 →
Schools most like DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL
DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (30.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL this school | 364 | 52.2% | 30.1% |
| WALNUT RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL WALNUT RIDGE | 437 | 52.6% | 32.4% |
| BALD KNOB HIGH SCHOOL BALD KNOB | 326 | 52.1% | 27.3% |
| FOUNTAIN LAKE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL HOT SPRINGS | 368 | 46.7% | 33.6% |
| SMACKOVER HIGH SCHOOL NORPHLET | 347 | 43.8% | 23.0% |
| GLEN ROSE HIGH SCHOOL MALVERN | 468 | 51.3% | 28.7% |
Matched among Arkansas high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.1% | #131 of 272 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #165 of 280 ▼ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 364 | #140 of 310 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 6.3:1 | #68 of 245 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.9% | #108 of 246 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.2% | #191 of 273 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.0% | #110 of 133 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
364
+27 (+8%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 431
Student : Teacher
6.3:1
was 8.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 364 | 57.5 | 6.3:1 | 52% (190) |
| 2023-24 | 350 | 33.1 | 10.6:1 | 57% (201) |
| 2022-23 | 354 | 37.1 | 9.6:1 | 57% (202) |
| 2020-21 | 337 | 39 | 8.6:1 | 57% (191) |
| 2017-18 | 379 | 38.7 | 9.8:1 | 39% (146) |
| 2015-16 | 393 | 41 | 9.6:1 | 62% (242) |
| 2010-11 | 396 | 45 | 8.8:1 | 51% (200) |
| 2000-01 | 333 | 37 | 9.0:1 | 29% (95) |
| 1990-91 | 431 | 24 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL.
About DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL
DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL is a high school in DEWITT, Arkansas, and it is part of DEWITT SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school serves 364 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. The average among high schools in Arkansas is roughly 510 students; this school is 29% smaller than that.
In DEWITT SCHOOL DISTRICT, 3 schools enroll a combined 1,153 students.
Roughly 75% of students at DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL are White. The rest of enrollment is 13% Black, 6% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL's diversity index is 42%, against a US figure of 70%.
DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL operates with 57.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 6.3:1. That is lower than the 8.8:1 average for high schools in Arkansas. About 52% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. That is 20 points below the 72% average for public schools in Arkansas County.
Measured against Arkansas public high schools, DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
A school with DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL's lunch-eligibility share in Arkansas is predicted to score 40.4%. DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL scores 30.1%, 10.4 points below that line.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Arkansas County show that the median household income is $53,164, about 14% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. Besides DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL, Arkansas County has 7 other public schools.
Nearest public school: DEWITT MIDDLE SCHOOL, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL ranks 4th of 8 on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL is Rural: Remote.
Enrollment grew 8% from its 2020-21 level of 337. The ratio was 8.6:1 in 2020-21 and 6.3:1 in 2024-25.
Community posts for DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Arkansas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,515
Census ACS
Median income
$53,164
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
2,737 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DEWITT SCHOOL DISTRICT
- DEWITT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 518 students
- DEWITT MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 271 students
Other schools in DEWITT
- DEWITT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 518 students
- DEWITT MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 271 students
Other Dewitt High schools
One other US public school is named Dewitt High. DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- DeWitt High SchoolDEWITT, MI · 944 students
Nearby schools
- DEWITT MIDDLE SCHOOL0.1 mi · 271
- DEWITT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.1 mi · 518
- STUTTGART JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL18.3 mi · 234
- STUTTGART HIGH SCHOOL18.3 mi · 499
- PARK AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL18.5 mi · 641
- MEEKINS MIDDLE SCHOOL18.7 mi · 210
Frequently asked questions
About DEWITT HIGH SCHOOLHow large is DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL?
DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 364 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL serve?
DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 6.3:1 students per teacher at DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL.
How diverse is DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL?
DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 75% White, 6% Hispanic, 13% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL?
DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by DEWITT SCHOOL DISTRICT in Arkansas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.