📍 1713 W Court St, Paragould, Greene County, 72450
Paragould Junior High is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Paragould, Greene County. The school has 481 pupils enrolled. The Principal is G. Bruton. It is part of the Paragould School District school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 36.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
Paragould Junior High enrolls 481 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 36.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% White, 9.4% Black or African American and 8.9% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 345 | 72% |
| Black or African American | 45 | 9.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 43 | 8.9% |
| Two or more races | 29 | 6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 16 | 3.3% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
481 of the school's 481 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Paragould Junior High is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district VT-10.
Paragould Junior High is one of 7 schools in PARAGOULD SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in PARAGOULD, Arkansas. The district serves 3,166 students district-wide and employs 237 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 481 students, Paragould Junior High is close to the district average of about 452 students per school.
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