📍 1902 e Ash St, Mcgehee, Desha County, 71654
McGehee High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Mcgehee, Desha County. The school has 320 pupils enrolled. The Principal is N. Prosser. It is part of the Mcgehee School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 28.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
McGehee High School enrolls 320 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 28.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% Black or African American, 39% White and 8.4% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 157 | 49% |
| White | 124 | 39% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 27 | 8.4% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 3.4% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
320 of the school's 320 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.
McGehee 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-10.
McGehee High School is one of 3 schools in MCGEHEE SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in MCGEHEE, Arkansas. The district serves 1,121 students district-wide and employs 90 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 320 students, McGehee High School is close to the district average of about 374 students per school.
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