📍 7900 Hwy 70 W, Palestine, St. Francis County, 72372
Palestine-wheatley Senior High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Palestine, St. Francis County. The school has 349 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Dustin Dearman. It is part of the Palestine-Wheatley Sch. Dist. school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 61.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 5.7:1.
Palestine-wheatley Senior High enrolls 349 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 61.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 5.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% White, 11% Black or African American and 2% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 299 | 86% |
| Black or African American | 39 | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 | 2% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
346 of the school's 349 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 Senior High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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.
Palestine-wheatley Senior High 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 349 students, Palestine-wheatley Senior High is smaller than the district average of about 413 students per school.
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