WESTERN YELL COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL

WESTERN YELL COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL is a tiny 9-12 campus in BELLEVILLE, Arkansas, part of WESTERN YELL COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school teaches 141 students in grades 7 through 12. That puts it 72% below the typical public school in Arkansas, which averages around 510 students.

WESTERN YELL COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL is one of 2 schools operated by WESTERN YELL COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that hosts 298 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, WESTERN YELL COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL records that White students make up the majority at 73%. Beyond that, the school logs 18% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 2% Asian.

On the resource side, The school employs 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 4.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 8.8:1, putting WESTERN YELL COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 98% of students at WESTERN YELL COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Yell County (around 79%), the school's rate is north of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, WESTERN YELL COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 23.1%; this one delivers 19.6%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Yell County) reports that median household income runs about $55,934, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. WESTERN YELL COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL is one of 12 public schools in Yell County (combined enrollment of about 3,945 students).

The closest other public school is WESTERN YELL COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 4.6 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 5 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), WESTERN YELL COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL ranks 9th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 33.6%.

WESTERN YELL COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL operates from a rural location.

Five-year trend. WESTERN YELL COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has edged down 23% since 2018, when it stood at 182 (now 141). The Hispanic share of enrollment declined from 25% to 18% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 9.3:1 in 2018 to 4.5:1 today.

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