SHERIDAN HIGH SCHOOL

SHERIDAN HIGH SCHOOL is one of the big secondary schools in SHERIDAN, Arkansas, overseen by SHERIDAN SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 1,239 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 143% larger than the state mean of about 510.

Across the 7 schools in SHERIDAN SCHOOL DISTRICT (4,208 students total), SHERIDAN HIGH SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, SHERIDAN HIGH SCHOOL logs that nearly all students (85%) are White. Other groups include 8% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% multiracial.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 137 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 8.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 38% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, SHERIDAN HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 44.9%; this one delivers 32.7%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Grant County put the typical household earns roughly $71,549 per year, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Grant County runs 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,468 students), of which SHERIDAN HIGH SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: SHERIDAN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around SHERIDAN HIGH SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SHERIDAN HIGH SCHOOL at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 44.3%.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SHERIDAN HIGH SCHOOL has climbed 33%, going from 934 students in 2018 to 1,239 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 92% to 85% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 9.0:1 in 2025.

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