EMERSON HIGH SCHOOL

EMERSON HIGH SCHOOL is a high school of minimally staffed scale in EMERSON, Arkansas, run under EMERSON TAYLOR BRADLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT, works with 136 students in grades 7 through 12. By comparison, Arkansas's public schools average about 510 students each, so EMERSON HIGH SCHOOL sits 73% below that benchmark.

EMERSON TAYLOR BRADLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 1,280 students; EMERSON HIGH SCHOOL is among them.

On demographics, EMERSON HIGH SCHOOL records that 68% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder consists of 24% Black, 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, EMERSON HIGH SCHOOL records 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 5.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 8.8:1 average. Around 49% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Columbia County (around 82%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

With demographic context factored in, EMERSON HIGH SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 41.5%, the actual is 39.8%, a residual of -1.7 points.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Columbia County shows median household income runs about $55,334, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 17%. In all, Columbia County runs 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,472 students), of which EMERSON HIGH SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: EMERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.2 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 2 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), EMERSON HIGH SCHOOL ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 31.8%.

EMERSON HIGH SCHOOL operates from a small-town location.

Five-year trend. EMERSON HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has ticked up 5% since 2018, when it stood at 129 (now 136). Over the same period, the Black share increased from 17% to 24%. Class-load math has tightened: from 9.4:1 in 2018 to 5.8:1 in 2025.

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