📍 406 Wilkerson Dr, Newport, Jackson County, 72112
Newport High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Newport, Jackson County. The school has 612 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Newport School District school district. It serves grades 6–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 75.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.2:1.
Newport High School enrolls 612 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 75.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% White, 36% Black or African American and 8.5% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 295 | 48% |
| Black or African American | 222 | 36% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 52 | 8.5% |
| Two or more races | 38 | 6.2% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
249 of the school's 612 students (41%) 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.
Newport High School 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.
Newport High School is one of 2 schools in NEWPORT SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in NEWPORT, Arkansas. The district serves 1,239 students district-wide and employs 125 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 612 students, Newport High School is close to the district average of about 620 students per school.
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