State/Public High Open

Des Arc High School

๐Ÿ“ 600 Main St, Des Arc, Prairie County, 72040

254
Pupils
12.3
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Des Arc High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Des Arc, Prairie County. The school has 254 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Billy Paschal. It is part of the Des Arc School District school district. It serves grades 7โ€“12 in a rural setting. The school employs 20.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.

School details

Principal
Billy Paschal
School district
Des Arc School District

Enrollment & staffing

Des Arc High School enrolls 254 students across grades 7โ€“12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 20.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.

Male students
136 (54%)
Female students
118 (46%)
Teachers (FTE)
20.6
Student-teacher ratio
12.3:1
Grade span
7โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% White, 9.1% Black or African American and 2.8% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White22287%
Black or African American239.1%
Hispanic or Latino72.8%
American Indian or Alaska Native2<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

178 of the school's 254 students (70%) 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.

School setting & status

Rural, DistantGrades 7โ€“12Supplemental VirtualTitle I

Des Arc High School 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.

School district: DES ARC SCHOOL DISTRICT

Des Arc High School is one of 2 schools in DES ARC SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in DES ARC, Arkansas. The district serves 658 students district-wide and employs 43 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 254 students, Des Arc High School is smaller than the district average of about 329 students per school.

658
District students
2
Schools
43
Teachers (FTE)

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