STUTTGART HIGH SCHOOL

STUTTGART HIGH SCHOOL, a middle-of-the-pack four-year high school in STUTTGART, Arkansas, part of STUTTGART SCHOOL DISTRICT, teaches 499 students, covering grades 9 through 12.

STUTTGART HIGH SCHOOL is one of 4 schools operated by STUTTGART SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that teaches 1,584 students overall.

On the student-mix side, STUTTGART HIGH SCHOOL shows that the most-represented group is Black (44%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school logs 42% White, 10% Hispanic. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 26%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 8.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 56% of students at STUTTGART HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is below Arkansas County's rate of about 72%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), STUTTGART HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 38.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 25.7%.

Around the school, Arkansas County reports that the typical household earns roughly $53,164 per year, roughly 14% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Arkansas County runs 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,737 students), of which STUTTGART HIGH SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is STUTTGART JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around STUTTGART HIGH SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts STUTTGART HIGH SCHOOL at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 24.8%.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 9%: 456 students in 2018 compared to 499 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 50% to 42%. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 11.0:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.