HEBER SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL

HEBER SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL is a senior high of reasonably sized scale in HEBER SPRINGS, Arkansas, one of the schools within HEBER SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT, enrolling 483 students in grades 9 through 12.

Across the 3 schools in HEBER SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT (1,617 students total), HEBER SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, HEBER SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL lists that nearly all students (88%) are White; the rest is composed of 7% Hispanic.

On the income-and-resources front, HEBER SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL lists 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 44% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Cleburne County runs at roughly 59%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, HEBER SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 42.6%; this one delivers 37.4%.

In the broader community, census data for Cleburne County shows the typical household earns roughly $55,798 per year, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. HEBER SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL is one of 10 public schools in Cleburne County (combined enrollment of about 3,434 students).

Nearest neighbor: HEBER SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HEBER SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 40.0%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HEBER SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL has contracted 4%, going from 504 students in 2018 to 483 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 92% to 88% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 8.1:1 today.

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