EAST POINSETT COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL

Located at 200 S SCHOOL ST, in LEPANTO, Arkansas, EAST POINSETT COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL is a modestly sized secondary school that caters to 266 students (grades 7 through 12), operated by EAST POINSETT COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT. Compared to the state average of about 510 students per school, that is 48% smaller than typical.

EAST POINSETT COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 599 students; EAST POINSETT COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL is among them.

Demographically, EAST POINSETT COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL shows that White students make up the majority at 76%. Beyond that, the school lists 13% Black, 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 85%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 8.8:1, putting EAST POINSETT COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. About 67% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably below Poinsett County's rate of about 91%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, EAST POINSETT COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 34.1%, the actual is 38.3%, a residual of +4.2 points.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Poinsett County shows median household earnings sit near $46,707, roughly 11% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. In all, Poinsett County runs 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,732 students), of which EAST POINSETT COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is LEPANTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), EAST POINSETT COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 26.5%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Looking at the recent track record. EAST POINSETT COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has declined 19% since 2018, when it stood at 327 (now 266).

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for EAST POINSETT COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.