LEPANTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

LEPANTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an intimate primary school in LEPANTO, Arkansas, run under EAST POINSETT COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school hosts 175 students in grades pre-K through 2. Compared to the state average of about 418 students per school, that is 58% smaller than typical.

EAST POINSETT COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 599 students; LEPANTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

Demographically, LEPANTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that the largest single group is White, at 76% of enrollment; the rest comes out to 10% multiracial, 8% Black, 6% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 85% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school lists 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.1:1. The state averages around 16.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 74% of students at LEPANTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Poinsett County runs at roughly 91%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Poinsett County put the typical household earns roughly $46,707 per year, about 11% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. Across Poinsett County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,732 students), LEPANTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: EAST POINSETT COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 18%: 213 students in 2018 compared to 175 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment decreased from 12% to 6% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.