PRESCOTT HIGH SCHOOL

Set in PRESCOTT, Arkansas, PRESCOTT HIGH SCHOOL is a tight-knit four-year high school, one of the schools within PRESCOTT SCHOOL DISTRICT. It serves 296 students across grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Arkansas's public schools average about 510 students each, so PRESCOTT HIGH SCHOOL sits 42% smaller than that benchmark.

PRESCOTT SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 901 students. PRESCOTT HIGH SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, PRESCOTT HIGH SCHOOL reports that the largest single group is White at 49%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 42% Black, 7% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 65% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, PRESCOTT HIGH SCHOOL has 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 6.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 8.8:1, putting PRESCOTT HIGH SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, PRESCOTT HIGH SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 22.3%, the actual is 17.2%, a residual of -5.1 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Nevada County put the typical household earns roughly $53,886 per year, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. PRESCOTT HIGH SCHOOL is one of 5 public schools in Nevada County (combined enrollment of about 1,327 students).

Nearest neighbor: Prescott Junior High School, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around PRESCOTT HIGH SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PRESCOTT HIGH SCHOOL at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 22.2%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PRESCOTT HIGH SCHOOL has ticked down 34%, going from 451 students in 2018 to 296 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 10.8:1 in 2018 to 6.2:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.