LAKESIDE HIGH SCHOOL

LAKESIDE HIGH SCHOOL is one of the small four-year high schools in LAKE VILLAGE, Arkansas, one of the schools within LAKESIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Chicot), with 277 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 510 students per school, that is 46% smaller than typical.

LAKESIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Chicot) runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 842 students. LAKESIDE HIGH SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, LAKESIDE HIGH SCHOOL records that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (81%). The remainder consists of 13% Hispanic, 4% White. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 53%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.1:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 100% of students at LAKESIDE HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, LAKESIDE 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 23.2%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Chicot County put median household earnings sit near $39,045, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. LAKESIDE HIGH SCHOOL is one of 7 public schools in Chicot County (combined enrollment of about 1,147 students).

The closest other public school is LAKESIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.1 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts LAKESIDE HIGH SCHOOL at 2nd of 6; the average score across the group is 19.1%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. LAKESIDE HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has ticked up 6% since 2018, when it stood at 261 (now 277). Over the same period, the White share declined from 9% to 4%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 10.4:1 in 2018 to 9.1:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.