NORTH LITTLE ROCK HIGH SCHOOL

NORTH LITTLE ROCK HIGH SCHOOL, a sprawling secondary school in NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, one of the schools within NORTH LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT, teaches 1,652 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 510 students per school, that is 224% larger than typical.

Across the 14 schools in NORTH LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT (7,711 students total), NORTH LITTLE ROCK HIGH SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, NORTH LITTLE ROCK HIGH SCHOOL shows that the largest single group is Black, at 59% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 20% White, 15% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 37% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 141 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 8.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Pulaski County runs at roughly 71%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, NORTH LITTLE ROCK HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 22.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 13.4%.

Around the school, census data for Pulaski County shows the typical household earns roughly $62,873 per year, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Pulaski County's 133 public schools (combined enrollment of about 64,124 students), NORTH LITTLE ROCK HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: NORTH LITTLE ROCK CENTER OF EXCELLENCE, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, NORTH LITTLE ROCK HIGH SCHOOL comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 19.4%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 24%: 2,162 students in 2018 compared to 1,652 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 29% to 20%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 today.

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