OSCEOLA HIGH SCHOOL

OSCEOLA HIGH SCHOOL is a 9-12 campus of intimate scale in OSCEOLA, Arkansas, overseen by OSCEOLA SCHOOL DISTRICT, serveing 254 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 510 students per school, that is 50% leaner than typical.

OSCEOLA HIGH SCHOOL is one of 4 schools operated by OSCEOLA SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that instructs 872 students overall.

Demographically, OSCEOLA HIGH SCHOOL shows that 88% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. Other groups include 5% White, 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 34% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 5.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 8.8:1, putting OSCEOLA HIGH SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 99% of students at OSCEOLA HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Mississippi County runs at roughly 84%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, On a poverty-adjusted basis, OSCEOLA HIGH SCHOOL sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 22.7%; actual is 7.7%, a gap of -15.0 points.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Mississippi County put the typical household earns roughly $52,548 per year, about 14% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 17%. Across Mississippi County's 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,930 students), OSCEOLA HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.4 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts OSCEOLA HIGH SCHOOL at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 22.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 21%: 320 students in 2018 compared to 254 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 12% to 5%. Class-load math has fell: from 9.6:1 in 2018 to 5.2:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for OSCEOLA HIGH SCHOOL typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.