FORREST CITY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

FORREST CITY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of the cozy middle-grades schools in FORREST CITY, Arkansas, run under FORREST CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 270 students on its rolls from grades 7 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 464 students per school, that is 42% leaner than typical.

FORREST CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 2,078 students. FORREST CITY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, FORREST CITY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL records that nearly all students (90%) are Black. Other groups include 4% Hispanic, 3% White. By comparison, St. Francis County as a whole is about 55% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, FORREST CITY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, FORREST CITY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 22.3%; this one delivers 26.9%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for St. Francis County indicate median household income runs about $42,574, about 14% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 24%. Across St. Francis County's 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,904 students), FORREST CITY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: LINCOLN ACADEMY, around 0.0 miles off. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), FORREST CITY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 23.9%.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Looking at the recent track record. FORREST CITY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has edged down 14% since 2018, when it stood at 313 (now 270). Class-load math has grew: from 11.5:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 in 2025.

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