PERRYVILLE HIGH SCHOOL

PERRYVILLE HIGH SCHOOL is a high school of compact scale in PERRYVILLE, Arkansas, part of PERRYVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT, serveing 427 students in grades 7 through 12.

Within PERRYVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 2 schools and 891 students, PERRYVILLE HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, PERRYVILLE HIGH SCHOOL logs that nearly all students (92%) are White. Beyond that, the school reports 5% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. Compared to Perry County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, PERRYVILLE HIGH SCHOOL lists 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 7.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 8.8:1, putting PERRYVILLE HIGH SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 58% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Perry County (around 66%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

With demographic context factored in, PERRYVILLE HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 37.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 29.3%.

In the surrounding community, Perry County reports that median household earnings sit near $55,764, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. PERRYVILLE HIGH SCHOOL is one of 4 public schools in Perry County (combined enrollment of about 1,565 students).

PERRYVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PERRYVILLE HIGH SCHOOL at 5th of 5; the average score across the group is 38.3%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PERRYVILLE HIGH SCHOOL has decreased 5%, going from 448 students in 2018 to 427 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 11.9:1 in 2018 to 7.3:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.