Enrollment
370
High
DISTRICT 465 · STATE 510
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WHITE COUNTY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050417000156
WHITE COUNTY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
3259 HWY 157, JUDSONIA, AR 72081 · (501) 729-3947 · White County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL370 STUDENTS
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Scored higher than 94% of Arkansas public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Arkansas public high schools
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 8.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
239 students
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 70%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 81 | 22% |
| Grade 8 | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 71 | 19% |
| Grade 11 | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 12 | 51 | 14% |
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 61% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Based on grade levels within WHITE COUNTY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
37.4%
AR avg 34.9% . +3.2pp since 2023
Math
58.0%
AR avg 38.9% . -8.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 35 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.4% | 58.0% |
| 2023-24 | 34.2% | 66.3% |
% Proficient (Level 3+4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: ATLAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
43.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.8%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% typical for Arkansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Arkansas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like WHITE COUNTY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
WHITE COUNTY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (43.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WHITE COUNTY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL this school | 370 | 64.6% | 43.5% |
| BIGELOW HIGH SCHOOL BIGELOW | 317 | 67.2% | 35.8% |
| BISMARCK HIGH SCHOOL BISMARCK | 317 | 62.5% | 43.4% |
| PIGGOTT HIGH SCHOOL PIGGOTT | 330 | 63.3% | 20.3% |
| ACORN HIGH SCHOOL MENA | 281 | 64.8% | 35.7% |
| CARLISLE HIGH SCHOOL CARLISLE | 280 | 61.1% | 22.7% |
Matched among Arkansas high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where WHITE COUNTY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In White County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.5% | #26 of 272 | #1 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #9 of 132 ▼ 5 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.4% | #74 of 280 ▲ 18 | #3 of 8 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 370 | #136 of 310 | #3 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #212 of 245 | #7 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.7% | #169 of 246 | #4 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.6% | #138 of 273 | #3 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.8% | #34 of 105 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
370
+30 (+9%) vs 2020
+55% since 1990-91, when it was 239
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 11.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 370 | 28.9 | 12.8:1 | 65% (239) |
| 2023-24 | 331 | 44.4 | 7.5:1 | 57% (189) |
| 2022-23 | 345 | 35.7 | 9.7:1 | 57% (197) |
| 2020-21 | 340 | 29 | 11.7:1 | 59% (202) |
| 2017-18 | 314 | 33.2 | 9.4:1 | 38% (119) |
| 2015-16 | 328 | 35 | 9.4:1 | 69% (226) |
| 2010-11 | 287 | 28 | 10.3:1 | 57% (165) |
| 2000-01 | 271 | 25 | 10.8:1 | 32% (86) |
| 1990-91 | 239 | 15 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WHITE COUNTY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL.
About WHITE COUNTY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
WHITE COUNTY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL is a low-enrollment high school in Arkansas, located in JUDSONIA. The school offers grades 7 through 12 and enrolls 370 students. On average, high schools in Arkansas enroll around 510, and this school is 27% below that mark.
The district, WHITE COUNTY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, operates 2 schools serving 930 students.
By race and ethnicity, WHITE COUNTY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL is 87% White. The remaining shares are 10% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. In White County overall, the White share is about 87%. A diversity index of 24% means there is a 24% chance two randomly chosen students at WHITE COUNTY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL are from different groups.
WHITE COUNTY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL has 28.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.8:1. The school's 12.8:1 compares with an average of 8.8:1 for high schools in Arkansas. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 65%.
WHITE COUNTY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 94% of Arkansas public high schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 35.8% for WHITE COUNTY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL. The school posts 43.5%, 7.7 points above the prediction.
The school's county is White County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $55,249 a year, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 14%. WHITE COUNTY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL shares White County with 26 other public schools.
WHITE COUNTY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL is less than a tenth of a mile from WHITE COUNTY CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within ten miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, WHITE COUNTY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL is 2nd of 9 on proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, WHITE COUNTY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL is Rural: Distant.
A 9% rise took enrollment from 340 in 2020-21 to 370 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 11.7:1 to 12.8:1.
This page is set up for the WHITE COUNTY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
White County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
77,838
Census ACS
Median income
$55,249
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
12,342 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WHITE COUNTY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- WHITE COUNTY CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 560 students
Other schools in JUDSONIA
- WHITE COUNTY CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 560 students
- JUDSONIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 307 students
Nearby schools
- WHITE COUNTY CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.0 mi · 560
- JUDSONIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL6.0 mi · 307
- BALD KNOB HIGH SCHOOL6.6 mi · 326
- H.L. LUBKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL6.6 mi · 517
- BALD KNOB MIDDLE SCHOOL6.7 mi · 216
- RIVERVIEW HIGH SCHOOL7.1 mi · 340
Frequently asked questions
About WHITE COUNTY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at WHITE COUNTY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL?
WHITE COUNTY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 370 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does WHITE COUNTY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL serve?
WHITE COUNTY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at WHITE COUNTY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at WHITE COUNTY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 12.8:1 (29 FTE teachers).
How diverse is WHITE COUNTY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL?
WHITE COUNTY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 87% White, 10% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees WHITE COUNTY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL?
WHITE COUNTY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by WHITE COUNTY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in White County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.