MELBOURNE HIGH SCHOOL

Located at 310 BEARKAT DRIVE, in MELBOURNE, Arkansas, MELBOURNE HIGH SCHOOL is a small secondary school that caters to 381 students (grades 7 through 12), part of MELBOURNE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Compared to the state average of about 510 students per school, that is 25% leaner than typical.

MELBOURNE SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 839 students; MELBOURNE HIGH SCHOOL is among them.

On demographics, MELBOURNE HIGH SCHOOL records that nearly all students (95%) are White; the rest reads as 3% Hispanic.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 7.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 8.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 46% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is lower than Izard County's rate of about 76%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, MELBOURNE HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 42.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 40.2%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Izard County) records that the typical household earns roughly $49,405 per year, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. Across Izard County's 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,883 students), MELBOURNE HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

MELBOURNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 4 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MELBOURNE HIGH SCHOOL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 35.9%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MELBOURNE HIGH SCHOOL has ticked down 10%, going from 423 students in 2018 to 381 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 12.3:1 in 2018 to 7.0:1 today.

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