NORFORK HIGH SCHOOL

NORFORK HIGH SCHOOL is a 9-12 campus of minimally staffed scale in NORFORK, Arkansas, run under NORFORK SCHOOL DISTRICT, enrolling 196 students in grades 7 through 12. By comparison, Arkansas's public schools average about 510 students each, so NORFORK HIGH SCHOOL sits 62% leaner than that benchmark.

NORFORK HIGH SCHOOL is one of 2 schools operated by NORFORK SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that works with 469 students overall.

Looking at the student body, NORFORK HIGH SCHOOL logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (98%).

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, NORFORK HIGH SCHOOL has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 5.8:1. The state averages around 8.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 56% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, NORFORK HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 38.2%; this one delivers 26.6%.

Across the wider county, Baxter County reports that median household earnings sit near $48,452, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. NORFORK HIGH SCHOOL is one of 11 public schools in Baxter County (combined enrollment of about 4,984 students).

The closest other public school is NORFORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), NORFORK HIGH SCHOOL ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 40.2%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Over the past 7-year window. NORFORK HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has ticked down 12% since 2018, when it stood at 224 (now 196). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 7.6:1 in 2018 to 5.8:1 today.

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