📍 508 e Free St, Walnut Ridge, Lawrence County, 72476
Walnut Ridge High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Walnut Ridge, Lawrence County. The school has 462 pupils enrolled. The Principal is B. Tate. It is part of the Lawrence County School District school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 54.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.6:1.
Walnut Ridge High School enrolls 462 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 54.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% White, 5.6% Two or more races and 3.9% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 408 | 88% |
| Two or more races | 26 | 5.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 18 | 3.9% |
| Asian | 7 | 1.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
208 of the school's 462 students (45%) 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.
Walnut Ridge High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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.
Walnut Ridge High School is one of 2 schools in LAWRENCE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in WALNUT RIDGE, Arkansas. The district serves 1,067 students district-wide and employs 93 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 462 students, Walnut Ridge High School is close to the district average of about 534 students per school.
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