STRONG-HUTTIG SCHOOLS

Located at 635 S. CONCORD, in STRONG, Arkansas, STRONG-HUTTIG SCHOOLS is an intimate combined-grade school that educates 284 students (grades K through 12), overseen by STRONG HUTTIG SCHOOL DISTRICT. That puts it 47% smaller than the typical public school in Arkansas, which averages around 534 students.

STRONG HUTTIG SCHOOL DISTRICT is the operating authority for STRONG-HUTTIG SCHOOLS, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

Looking at the student body, STRONG-HUTTIG SCHOOLS reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (82%). The remainder consists of 13% White, 4% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 32% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, STRONG-HUTTIG SCHOOLS shows 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.7:1. The state averages about 8.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 95% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above Union County's rate of about 63%.

After controlling for student poverty, STRONG-HUTTIG SCHOOLS falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 24.2%; this one comes in at 8.1%, -16.2 points off the demographic line.

Zooming out to the county, Union County reports that median household income runs about $55,259, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Union County runs 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,933 students), of which STRONG-HUTTIG SCHOOLS is one.

Nearest neighbor: WASHINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 18.3 miles off. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts STRONG-HUTTIG SCHOOLS at 6th of 6; the average score across the group is 30.0%.

STRONG-HUTTIG SCHOOLS operates from a rural location.

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