📍 105 Westwood St, Palestine, St. Francis County, 72372
Palestine-wheatley Elem. Sch. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Palestine, St. Francis County. The school has 426 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Palestine-Wheatley Sch. Dist. school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 25.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
Palestine-wheatley Elem. Sch. enrolls 426 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 25.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% White, 10% Black or African American and 1.9% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 365 | 86% |
| Black or African American | 44 | 10% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 | 1.9% |
| Asian | 8 | 1.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
423 of the school's 426 students (99%) 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.
Palestine-wheatley Elem. Sch. is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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.
Palestine-wheatley Elem. Sch. is one of 2 schools in PALESTINE WHEATLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in PALESTINE, Arkansas. The district serves 826 students district-wide and employs 87 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 426 students, Palestine-wheatley Elem. Sch. is close to the district average of about 413 students per school.
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