DUMAS HIGH SCHOOL

DUMAS HIGH SCHOOL is a secondary school of cozy scale in DUMAS, Arkansas, one of the schools within DUMAS SCHOOL DISTRICT, caters to 266 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Arkansas's public schools average about 510 students each, so DUMAS HIGH SCHOOL sits 48% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 4 schools in DUMAS SCHOOL DISTRICT (1,039 students total), DUMAS HIGH SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, DUMAS HIGH SCHOOL logs that Black students make up the majority at 76%; the rest is composed of 12% Hispanic, 9% White. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 49%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, DUMAS HIGH SCHOOL has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.1:1. The state averages about 8.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, DUMAS 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 17.6%, a residual of -4.8 points.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Desha County put median household income runs about $37,662, about 13% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 20% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Desha County's 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,160 students), DUMAS HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: DUMAS MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 1.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts DUMAS HIGH SCHOOL at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 22.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. DUMAS HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has declined 17% since 2018, when it stood at 319 (now 266). The White share of enrollment declined from 27% to 9% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 10.1:1 in 2018 to 9.1:1 today.

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