SEARCY HIGH SCHOOL

SEARCY HIGH SCHOOL, a substantial high school in SEARCY, Arkansas, run under SEARCY SCHOOL DISTRICT, educates 1,220 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 510 students per school, that is 139% bigger than typical.

Within SEARCY SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 6 schools and 3,973 students, SEARCY HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

Demographically, SEARCY HIGH SCHOOL reports that White students make up the majority at 69%. The remainder breaks down as 11% Hispanic, 11% Black, 8% multiracial. By comparison, White County as a whole is about 87% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 116 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 8.8:1, putting SEARCY HIGH SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. Around 39% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is below White County's rate of about 60%.

With demographic context factored in, SEARCY HIGH SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 44.2%, the actual is 37.5%, a residual of -6.8 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for White County put median household earnings sit near $55,249, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. In all, White County runs 27 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,342 students), of which SEARCY HIGH SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: SOUTHWEST MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.8 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SEARCY HIGH SCHOOL at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 36.9%.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Looking at the recent track record. SEARCY HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has edged up 3% since 2018, when it stood at 1,189 (now 1,220). White enrollment moved from 74% to 69% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 10.5:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.