PEA RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL

PEA RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL, a moderately sized 9-12 campus in PEA RIDGE, Arkansas, part of PEA RIDGE SCHOOL DISTRICT, hosts 597 students, covering grades 10 through 12.

Within PEA RIDGE SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 5 schools and 2,670 students, PEA RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, PEA RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL records that nearly all students (87%) are White. Other groups include 8% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Benton County as a whole is about 60% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 8.8:1, putting PEA RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 28% of students at PEA RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Benton County (around 37%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, PEA RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL is in the bottom 10% of Arkansas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 48.4%; PEA RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL posts 22.9%, -25.5 points below that line.

Around the school, census data for Benton County shows the typical household earns roughly $93,506 per year, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. PEA RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL is one of 88 public schools in Benton County (combined enrollment of about 57,071 students).

PEA RIDGE PRIMARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PEA RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 54.7%.

PEA RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL operates from a town-center location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PEA RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL has rose 7%, going from 556 students in 2018 to 597 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 91% to 87% across the same window.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.