RECTOR HIGH SCHOOL

Located at 604 WEST 5TH STREET, in RECTOR, Arkansas, RECTOR HIGH SCHOOL is a tight-knit four-year high school that caters to 236 students (grades 7 through 12), one of the schools within RECTOR SCHOOL DISTRICT. That puts it 54% smaller than the typical public school in Arkansas, which averages around 510 students.

RECTOR SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 625 students. RECTOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, RECTOR HIGH SCHOOL logs that 92% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 4% Hispanic, 2% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, RECTOR HIGH SCHOOL shows 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.8:1. The state averages about 8.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 68% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, RECTOR HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 23.3%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Clay County) reports that median household earnings sit near $51,481, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Clay County's 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,244 students), RECTOR HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

RECTOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), RECTOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks 8th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 40.9%.

RECTOR HIGH SCHOOL operates from a rural location.

Trend over the last 7 years. RECTOR HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has contracted 10% since 2018, when it stood at 263 (now 236). The White share of enrollment declined from 97% to 92% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 11.6:1 in 2018 to 8.8:1 today.

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