KIRBY HIGH SCHOOL

Located at 2614 HWY 27N., in KIRBY, Arkansas, KIRBY HIGH SCHOOL is a very small secondary school that hosts 176 students (grades 7 through 12), part of KIRBY SCHOOL DISTRICT. That puts it 65% leaner than the typical public school in Arkansas, which averages around 510 students.

KIRBY SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 392 students; KIRBY HIGH SCHOOL is among them.

On the student-mix side, KIRBY HIGH SCHOOL records that 85% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder consists of 11% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. Compared to Pike County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, KIRBY HIGH SCHOOL has 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 3.9:1. The state averages around 8.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Across the wider county, Pike County reports that the typical household earns roughly $49,269 per year, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Pike County's 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,093 students), KIRBY HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

KIRBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Five-year trend. KIRBY HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has expanded 9% since 2018, when it stood at 161 (now 176). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 6.9:1 in 2018 to 3.9:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.