DREW CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL

DREW CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL operates as a low-enrollment secondary school in MONTICELLO, Arkansas, overseen by DREW CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 340 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 510 students per school, that is 33% smaller than typical.

Across the 3 schools in DREW CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (1,262 students total), DREW CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, DREW CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL shows that 69% of the student body identifies as White; the rest looks like 20% Black, 6% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Drew County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 8.8:1, putting DREW CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Drew County runs at roughly 79%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, DREW CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 22.5%; this one delivers 18.6%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Drew County indicate the typical household earns roughly $42,824 per year, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. DREW CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL is one of 10 public schools in Drew County (combined enrollment of about 2,874 students).

Nearest neighbor: DREW CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around DREW CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), DREW CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL ranks 7th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 27.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at DREW CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL has ticked up 5%, going from 324 students in 2018 to 340 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share contracted from 24% to 20%. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 9.6:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 today.

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