📍 311 Holly St, Lavaca, Sebastian County, 72941
Lavaca High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Lavaca, Sebastian County. The school has 260 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Felicia Owen. It is part of the Lavaca School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 49.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 5.3:1.
Lavaca High School enrolls 260 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 49.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 5.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% White, 8.8% Hispanic or Latino and 6.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 211 | 81% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 23 | 8.8% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 6.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | 2.3% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
113 of the school's 260 students (43%) 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.
Lavaca 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-30.
Lavaca High School is one of 3 schools in LAVACA SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in LAVACA, Arkansas. The district serves 801 students district-wide and employs 91 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 260 students, Lavaca High School is close to the district average of about 267 students per school.