📍 111 N School St, Poyen, Grant County, 72128
Poyen High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Poyen, Grant County. The school has 240 pupils enrolled. The Principal is V. Barrett. It is part of the Poyen School District school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 37.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 6.3:1.
Poyen High School enrolls 240 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 37.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 6.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% White, 3.8% Two or more races and 2.5% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 225 | 94% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 3.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 | 2.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
119 of the school's 240 students (50%) 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.
Poyen 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-40.
Poyen High School is one of 2 schools in POYEN SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in POYEN, Arkansas. The district serves 557 students district-wide and employs 59 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 240 students, Poyen High School is close to the district average of about 279 students per school.