📍 Hwy 16, Deer, Newton County, 72628
Deer K-12 School is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Deer, Newton County. The school has 172 pupils enrolled. The Principal is E. Graham. It is part of the Deer/Mt. Judea School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 73.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 2.3:1.
Deer K-12 School enrolls 172 students across grades Pre-K–12. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 73.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 2.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% White, 2.9% Hispanic or Latino and 2.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 159 | 92% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 | 2.9% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 2.3% |
| Black or African American | 2 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
169 of the school's 172 students (98%) 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.
Deer K-12 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.
Deer K-12 School is one of 2 schools in DEER MT JUDEA SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in DEER, Arkansas. The district serves 349 students district-wide and employs 141 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 172 students, Deer K-12 School is close to the district average of about 175 students per school.