WHITE COUNTY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL

WHITE COUNTY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL operates as a small 9-12 campus in JUDSONIA, Arkansas, overseen by WHITE COUNTY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 370 students spanning grades 7 through 12. By comparison, Arkansas's public schools average about 510 students each, so WHITE COUNTY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL sits 27% leaner than that benchmark.

WHITE COUNTY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 930 students; WHITE COUNTY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, WHITE COUNTY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL shows that nearly all students (87%) are White. Beyond that, the school reports 10% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. Compared to White County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 8.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 65% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, WHITE COUNTY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 35.1%; this one delivers 41.6%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (White County) records that median household income runs about $55,249, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across White County's 27 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,342 students), WHITE COUNTY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

WHITE COUNTY CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WHITE COUNTY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 30.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 18%: 314 students in 2018 compared to 370 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment fell from 15% to 10% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 9.4:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 in 2025.

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