Enrollment
229
High
DISTRICT 272 · STATE 510
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAZEN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050753000465
HAZEN HIGH SCHOOL
100 EAST CLEVELAND, HAZEN, AR 72064 · (870) 255-4546 · Prairie County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL229 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 8.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
165 students
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 70%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within HAZEN SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2023-24 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
24.1%
AR avg 33.9%
Math
9.8%
AR avg 36.5%
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 34 and 36.
Source: ATLAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
19.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.4%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% typical for Arkansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Arkansas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
229
+48 (+27%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 9.0:1
% White
82%
was 70%
% Hispanic
3%
was 1%
% Black
14%
was 29%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About HAZEN HIGH SCHOOL
HAZEN HIGH SCHOOL is one of the cozy 9-12 campuss in HAZEN, Arkansas, operated by HAZEN SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 229 students on its rolls from grades 7 through 12. By comparison, Arkansas's public schools average about 510 students each, so HAZEN HIGH SCHOOL sits 55% leaner than that benchmark.
Within HAZEN SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 2 schools and 544 students, HAZEN HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the system.
Looking at the student body, HAZEN HIGH SCHOOL shows that 82% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder reads as 14% Black, 3% Hispanic. Compared to Prairie County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
On the income-and-resources front, HAZEN HIGH SCHOOL reports 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.3:1. The state averages around 8.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 72% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
After controlling for student poverty, HAZEN HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 32.4%; this one delivers 19.1%.
In the area at large, Prairie County reports that median household earnings sit near $51,646, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Prairie County's 4 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,202 students), HAZEN HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: HAZEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.1 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, HAZEN HIGH SCHOOL comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 26.1%.
HAZEN HIGH SCHOOL operates from a countryside location.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HAZEN HIGH SCHOOL has grew 27%, going from 181 students in 2018 to 229 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment contracted from 29% to 14% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 9.0:1 in 2018 to 10.3:1 today.
In the discussion threads here, members of the HAZEN HIGH SCHOOL community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
Prairie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,064
Census ACS
Median income
$51,646
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
1,202 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HAZEN SCHOOL DISTRICT
- HAZEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 315 students
Nearby schools
- HAZEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.1 mi · 315
- CARLISLE HIGH SCHOOL8.7 mi · 280
- CARLISLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.0 mi · 380
- DES ARC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL13.5 mi · 379
- DES ARC HIGH SCHOOL14.1 mi · 279
- CLARENDON HIGH SCHOOL16.7 mi · 193
Frequently asked questions
About HAZEN HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend HAZEN HIGH SCHOOL?
HAZEN HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 229 students in grades 07-12.
Is HAZEN HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
HAZEN HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many students per teacher at HAZEN HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 10.3:1 students per teacher at HAZEN HIGH SCHOOL.
How diverse is HAZEN HIGH SCHOOL?
HAZEN HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 82% White, 3% Hispanic, 14% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees HAZEN HIGH SCHOOL?
HAZEN HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by HAZEN SCHOOL DISTRICT in Prairie County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.