JACKSONVILLE LIGHTHOUSE HIGH SCHOOL

JACKSONVILLE LIGHTHOUSE HIGH SCHOOL operates as a minimally staffed secondary school in JACKSONVILLE, Arkansas, operated by ARKANSAS LIGHTHOUSE CHARTER SCHOOLS. Current enrollment sits at 60 students spanning grades 9 through 12. That puts it 88% below the typical public school in Arkansas, which averages around 510 students.

Across the 3 schools in ARKANSAS LIGHTHOUSE CHARTER SCHOOLS (426 students total), JACKSONVILLE LIGHTHOUSE HIGH SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, JACKSONVILLE LIGHTHOUSE HIGH SCHOOL shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (87%). Other groups include 10% White, 3% multiracial. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 37%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.9:1. The state averages around 8.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 75% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, JACKSONVILLE LIGHTHOUSE HIGH SCHOOL falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 31.4%; this one comes in at 10.5%, -20.8 points off the demographic line.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Pulaski County indicate median household income runs about $62,873, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. In all, Pulaski County runs 133 public schools (combined enrollment of about 64,124 students), of which JACKSONVILLE LIGHTHOUSE HIGH SCHOOL is one.

JACKSONVILLE LIGHTHOUSE ELEMENTARY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts JACKSONVILLE LIGHTHOUSE HIGH SCHOOL at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 18.3%.

JACKSONVILLE LIGHTHOUSE HIGH SCHOOL operates from a commuter-belt location. JACKSONVILLE LIGHTHOUSE HIGH SCHOOL is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Five-year trend. JACKSONVILLE LIGHTHOUSE HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has contracted 84% since 2018, when it stood at 377 (now 60). Over the same period, the Black share climbed from 64% to 87%. Class-load math has grew: from 8.6:1 in 2018 to 10.9:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.