📍 801 Deaderick Rd, Forrest City, St. Francis County, 72335
Central Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Forrest City, St. Francis County. The school has 725 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Ennie Hardrick. It is part of the Forrest City School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–2 in a small-town setting. The school employs 31.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 23.4:1.
Central Elementary School enrolls 725 students across grades Pre-K–2. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 31.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 23.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% Black or African American, 3.3% White and 1.1% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 686 | 95% |
| White | 24 | 3.3% |
| Asian | 8 | 1.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
725 of the school's 725 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.
Central Elementary School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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.
Central Elementary School 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 725 students, Central Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 416 students per school.
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