HAMBURG HIGH SCHOOL

HAMBURG HIGH SCHOOL is a high school of middle-of-the-pack scale in HAMBURG, Arkansas, one of the schools within HAMBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT, enrolling 508 students in grades 9 through 12.

HAMBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 1,697 students; HAMBURG HIGH SCHOOL is among them.

Looking at the student body, HAMBURG HIGH SCHOOL lists that 58% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder consists of 21% Hispanic, 19% Black. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 69%.

On the resource side, On paper, HAMBURG HIGH SCHOOL has 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.4:1. The state averages around 8.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 64% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), HAMBURG HIGH SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 35.5%, the actual is 24.0%, a residual of -11.5 points.

Across the wider county, census data for Ashley County shows the typical household earns roughly $44,266 per year, 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Ashley County's 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,317 students), HAMBURG HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is HAMBURG MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), HAMBURG HIGH SCHOOL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 24.8%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HAMBURG HIGH SCHOOL has decreased 12%, going from 575 students in 2018 to 508 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment ticked down from 25% to 19% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 12.8:1 in 2018 to 11.4:1 today.

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