SCRANTON HIGH SCHOOL

Set in SCRANTON, Arkansas, SCRANTON HIGH SCHOOL is an intimate 9-12 campus, part of SCRANTON SCHOOL DISTRICT. It teaches 212 students across grades 7 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 58% smaller than the state mean of about 510.

Within SCRANTON SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 2 schools and 449 students, SCRANTON HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, SCRANTON HIGH SCHOOL logs that nearly all students (91%) are White. Beyond that, the school logs 4% multiracial, 3% Asian, 2% Hispanic. Compared to Logan County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 7.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 8.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 48% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Logan County runs at roughly 90%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, SCRANTON HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 41.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 36.5%.

In the broader community, census data for Logan County shows median household earnings sit near $58,555, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. SCRANTON HIGH SCHOOL is one of 11 public schools in Logan County (combined enrollment of about 3,557 students).

SCRANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, SCRANTON HIGH SCHOOL comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 31.1%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 12%: 190 students in 2018 compared to 212 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 10.1:1 in 2018 to 7.5:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.