📍 1803 W Colter Dr, Dequeen, Sevier County, 71832
Dequeen Junior High School is a State/Public serving secondary age pupils, located in Dequeen, Sevier County. The school has 397 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Dequeen School District school district. It serves grades 8–9 in a small-town setting. The school employs 31.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
Dequeen Junior High School enrolls 397 students across grades 8–9. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 31.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% Hispanic or Latino, 29% White and 3.5% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 244 | 61% |
| White | 116 | 29% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 14 | 3.5% |
| Black or African American | 13 | 3.3% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
285 of the school's 397 students (72%) 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.
Dequeen Junior High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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.
Dequeen Junior High School is one of 5 schools in DE QUEEN SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in DE QUEEN, Arkansas. The district serves 2,365 students district-wide and employs 189 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 397 students, Dequeen Junior High School is smaller than the district average of about 473 students per school.
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