HERMITAGE HIGH SCHOOL

HERMITAGE HIGH SCHOOL operates as a modestly sized high school in HERMITAGE, Arkansas, run under HERMITAGE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 208 students spanning grades 7 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 510 students per school, that is 59% leaner than typical.

Within HERMITAGE SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 2 schools and 425 students, HERMITAGE HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, HERMITAGE HIGH SCHOOL reports that 58% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder looks like 27% Hispanic, 13% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Bradley County as a whole.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.5:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, HERMITAGE 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 23.9%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Bradley County shows the typical household earns roughly $41,476 per year, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 18%. Across Bradley County's 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,865 students), HERMITAGE HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: HERMITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.4 miles off. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HERMITAGE HIGH SCHOOL at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 25.4%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HERMITAGE HIGH SCHOOL has contracted 3%, going from 214 students in 2018 to 208 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.