MCCRORY HIGH SCHOOL

Set in MCCRORY, Arkansas, MCCRORY HIGH SCHOOL is an intimate four-year high school, overseen by MCCRORY SCHOOL DISTRICT. It hosts 242 students across grades 7 through 12. That puts it 53% smaller than the typical public school in Arkansas, which averages around 510 students.

MCCRORY HIGH SCHOOL is one of 2 schools operated by MCCRORY SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that teaches 581 students overall.

In terms of who attends, MCCRORY HIGH SCHOOL lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (85%). Other groups include 11% Black, 4% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 69% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, MCCRORY HIGH SCHOOL reports 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 62% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Woodruff County runs at roughly 81%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, MCCRORY HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 36.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 31.9%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Woodruff County indicate median household income runs about $48,158, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 19%. MCCRORY HIGH SCHOOL is one of 4 public schools in Woodruff County (combined enrollment of about 910 students).

The closest other public school is MCCRORY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.3 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, MCCRORY HIGH SCHOOL comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 25.4%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MCCRORY HIGH SCHOOL has ticked down 21%, going from 305 students in 2018 to 242 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 15% to 11% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 11.2:1 in 2018 to 8.8:1 today.

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