📍 370 Hwy 215, Oark, Johnson County, 72852
Oark High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Oark, Johnson County. The school has 68 pupils enrolled. The Principal is F. South. It is part of the Jasper School District school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 9.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 7.1:1.
Oark High School enrolls 68 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 9.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 7.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% White, 2.9% Hispanic or Latino and 1.5% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 65 | 96% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 | 2.9% |
| Black or African American | 1 | 1.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
58 of the school's 68 students (85%) 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.
Oark High 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.
Oark High School is one of 6 schools in JASPER SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in JASPER, Arkansas. The district serves 884 students district-wide and employs 119 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 68 students, Oark High School is smaller than the district average of about 147 students per school.