MINERAL SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL

As a minimally staffed senior high in MINERAL SPRINGS, Arkansas, MINERAL SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL hosts 197 students from grades 7 through 12, operated by MINERAL SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT. Compared to the state average of about 510 students per school, that is 61% leaner than typical.

Across the 2 schools in MINERAL SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT (401 students total), MINERAL SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, MINERAL SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL reports that Black students make up the majority at 70%. Other groups include 17% White, 10% Hispanic. By comparison, Howard County as a whole is about 21% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, MINERAL SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL lists 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 5.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 8.8:1 average. Roughly 83% of students at MINERAL SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Howard County (around 94%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, On a poverty-adjusted basis, MINERAL SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 28.6%; actual is 13.8%, a gap of -14.8 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Howard County) reports that median household earnings sit near $45,603, roughly 16% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 22%. MINERAL SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL is one of 9 public schools in Howard County (combined enrollment of about 2,825 students).

MINERAL SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 5 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MINERAL SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL ranks 9th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 31.4%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Looking at the recent track record. MINERAL SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has edged up 18% since 2018, when it stood at 167 (now 197). Hispanic enrollment moved from 14% to 10% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 6.7:1 in 2018 to 5.4:1 today.

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