📍 1133 N Division St, Forrest City, St. Francis County, 72335
Forrest City Jr. High is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Forrest City, St. Francis County. The school has 275 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Forrest City School District school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 17.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
Forrest City Jr. High enrolls 275 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 17.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% Black or African American, 4.7% White and 1.8% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 250 | 91% |
| White | 13 | 4.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 | 1.8% |
| Asian | 4 | 1.5% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
275 of the school's 275 students (100%) 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.
Forrest City Jr. High 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.
Forrest City Jr. High is one of 5 schools in FORREST CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in FORREST CITY, Arkansas. The district serves 2,078 students district-wide and employs 143 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 275 students, Forrest City Jr. High is smaller than the district average of about 416 students per school.
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