📍 700 Main, Rison, Cleveland County, 71665
Rison High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Rison, Cleveland County. The school has 362 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Letitia Walker. It is part of the Cleveland County School Dist. school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.5:1.
Rison High School enrolls 362 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% White, 22% Black or African American and 2.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 266 | 73% |
| Black or African American | 79 | 22% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 2.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 | 1.4% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
184 of the school's 362 students (51%) 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.
Rison 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.
Rison High School is one of 2 schools in CLEVELAND COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in RISON, Arkansas. The district serves 741 students district-wide and employs 68 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 362 students, Rison High School is close to the district average of about 371 students per school.