WEST FORK HIGH SCHOOL

As a tight-knit secondary school in WEST FORK, Arkansas, WEST FORK HIGH SCHOOL caters to 264 students from grades 9 through 12, part of WEST FORK SCHOOL DISTRICT. That puts it 48% leaner than the typical public school in Arkansas, which averages around 510 students.

WEST FORK SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 736 students; WEST FORK HIGH SCHOOL is among them.

On the student-mix side, WEST FORK HIGH SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is White, at 79% of enrollment. Other groups include 10% multiracial, 9% Hispanic. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 63%.

Looking at school resources, WEST FORK HIGH SCHOOL records 88 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 3.0:1. The state averages around 8.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 38% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Washington County runs at roughly 58%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, WEST FORK HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 44.8%; this one delivers 32.7%.

Across the wider county, Washington County reports that median household earnings sit near $70,639, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. WEST FORK HIGH SCHOOL is one of 76 public schools in Washington County (combined enrollment of about 42,451 students).

The closest other public school is WEST FORK MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, WEST FORK HIGH SCHOOL comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 33.7%.

WEST FORK HIGH SCHOOL operates from a small-town location.

Five-year trend. WEST FORK HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has decreased 16% since 2018, when it stood at 313 (now 264). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 88% to 79%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 11.4:1 in 2018 to 3.0:1 today.

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