📍 635 N Plum, Bearden, Ouachita County, 71720
Bearden High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Bearden, Ouachita County. The school has 218 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Gerriand Wright. It is part of the Bearden School District school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 47.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 4.6:1.
Bearden High School enrolls 218 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 47.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 4.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% White, 34% Black or African American and 5.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 121 | 56% |
| Black or African American | 74 | 34% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 5.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 | 4.6% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
153 of the school's 218 students (70%) 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.
Bearden High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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-40.
Bearden High School is one of 2 schools in BEARDEN SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in BEARDEN, Arkansas. The district serves 446 students district-wide and employs 66 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 218 students, Bearden High School is close to the district average of about 223 students per school.
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