Arrow Academy Alternative School

Arrow Academy Alternative School operates as an one-room-style high school in Franklin, Georgia, overseen by Heard County. Current enrollment sits at 26 students spanning grades 6 through 12. By comparison, Georgia's public schools average about 1,120 students each, so Arrow Academy Alternative School sits 98% smaller than that benchmark.

Heard County comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 2,246 students; Arrow Academy Alternative School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Arrow Academy Alternative School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (85%). The remainder consists of 15% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Heard County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, Arrow Academy Alternative School reports 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 36.0:1. The state averages around 15.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 88% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, Arrow Academy Alternative School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 31.6%; this one comes in at 4.0%, -27.6 points off the demographic line.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Heard County indicate median household income runs about $65,868, 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Heard County runs 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,246 students), of which Arrow Academy Alternative School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Heard County High School, around 0.0 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Arrow Academy Alternative School at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 55.5%.

Arrow Academy Alternative School operates from a countryside location.

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