SHERIDAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

As a reasonably sized elementary campus in SHERIDAN, Arkansas, SHERIDAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves 523 students from grades pre-K through 2, overseen by SHERIDAN SCHOOL DISTRICT. That puts it 25% bigger than the typical public school in Arkansas, which averages around 418 students.

SHERIDAN SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 4,208 students. SHERIDAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, SHERIDAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (87%); the rest reads as 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Black.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.0:1, putting SHERIDAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. About 46% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Grant County) records that median household income runs about $71,549, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. SHERIDAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 6 public schools in Grant County (combined enrollment of about 3,468 students).

SHERIDAN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

SHERIDAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a town-based location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SHERIDAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has shrank 9%, going from 577 students in 2018 to 523 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 92% to 87% across the same window.

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