HIGHLAND HIGH SCHOOL

HIGHLAND HIGH SCHOOL is a secondary school of mid-sized scale in HARDY, Arkansas, one of the schools within HIGHLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT, educateing 476 students in grades 9 through 12.

Across the 3 schools in HIGHLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT (1,499 students total), HIGHLAND HIGH SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, HIGHLAND HIGH SCHOOL lists that 92% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 4% Hispanic. Compared to Sharp County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, HIGHLAND HIGH SCHOOL logs 65 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 7.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 8.8:1, putting HIGHLAND HIGH SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the broader community, Sharp County reports that the typical household earns roughly $44,637 per year, roughly 14% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Across Sharp County's 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,738 students), HIGHLAND HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: HIGHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.2 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 9%: 522 students in 2018 compared to 476 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 10.4:1 in 2018 to 7.4:1 today.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.