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Alumni: what's one memory from MANILA HIGH SCHOOL that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
476
High
DISTRICT 539 · STATE 510
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MANILA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050004600668
MANILA HIGH SCHOOL
419 E OLYMPIA STREET, MANILA, AR 72442 · (870) 561-4417 · Mississippi County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL476 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 8.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
249 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 70%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within MANILA SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2023-24 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
22.6%
AR avg 33.9%
Math
31.0%
AR avg 36.5%
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 34 and 36.
Source: ATLAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of AR schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
24.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.6%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 40% typical for Arkansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
476
+170 (+56%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 10.8:1
% White
95%
was 91%
% Hispanic
3%
was 8%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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.
Inside the community feed, the feed for MANILA HIGH SCHOOL typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Mississippi County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
39,126
Census ACS
Median income
$52,548
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
6,930 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MANILA SCHOOL DISTRICT
- MANILA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 601 students
Nearby schools
- MANILA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.1 mi · 601
- BUFFALO ISLAND CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL6.4 mi · 404
- BUFFALO ISLAND CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL10.9 mi · 316
- SENATH-HORNERSVILLE MIDDLE SCH11.6 mi · 211
- GOSNELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL12.2 mi · 648
- GOSNELL HIGH SCHOOL12.3 mi · 567
Frequently asked questions
About MANILA HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend MANILA HIGH SCHOOL?
MANILA HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 476 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does MANILA HIGH SCHOOL serve?
MANILA HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MANILA HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MANILA HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 11.2:1 (43 FTE teachers).
How diverse is MANILA HIGH SCHOOL?
MANILA HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 95% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees MANILA HIGH SCHOOL?
MANILA HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by MANILA SCHOOL DISTRICT in Mississippi County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.