MANILA HIGH SCHOOL

Set in MANILA, Arkansas, MANILA HIGH SCHOOL is a reasonably sized four-year high school, operated by MANILA SCHOOL DISTRICT. It enrolls 476 students across grades 7 through 12.

MANILA HIGH SCHOOL is one of 2 schools operated by MANILA SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that teaches 1,077 students overall.

On demographics, MANILA HIGH SCHOOL lists that nearly all students (95%) are White. The remainder comes out to 3% Hispanic. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 57%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 8.8:1 average. Around 52% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Mississippi County runs at roughly 84%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, MANILA HIGH SCHOOL is in the bottom 10% of Arkansas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 39.6%; MANILA HIGH SCHOOL posts 24.1%, -15.5 points below that line.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Mississippi County put median household earnings sit near $52,548, roughly 14% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 17%. MANILA HIGH SCHOOL is one of 22 public schools in Mississippi County (combined enrollment of about 6,930 students).

Nearest neighbor: MANILA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.1 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MANILA HIGH SCHOOL at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 33.2%.

MANILA HIGH SCHOOL operates from a low-density location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 56%: 306 students in 2018 compared to 476 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 91% to 95% across the same window.

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