Other / mixed grade configuration · Guy, AR

Guy-Perkins High School

Federal NCES profile for Guy-Perkins High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 78/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 050714000434
0/100100/10078/100
👥 S:T ratio
76
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
74
📋 Attendance
94
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Guy-Perkins High School earns 78/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 93% of Arkansas schools.

78
Resource Index · Higher
6:1
small classes for Arkansas
100.0%
free-lunch eligible
155
students enrolled

Guy-Perkins High School has class sizes smaller than 93% of Arkansas schools. Computed live against every Arkansas school reporting to NCES.

Enrollment

155

Arkansas · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

26.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

6:1

vs 13.6:1 Arkansas avg

-56% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

100.0%

vs 59.2% Arkansas avg

+69% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Guy-Perkins High School compares with Arkansas and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median
0:135:16:1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Guy-Perkins High School

Guy-Perkins High School is a high-poverty, small combined-grade school in Guy, Arkansas, enrolling 155 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 6:1, Guy-Perkins High School is leaner than roughly 93% of Arkansas schools and 56% under the state's 13.6:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 100.0% of students eligible for free meals.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 92% of Arkansas schools, with 155 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index outscores 99% of the 1,066 Arkansas schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.

Among 75 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Arkansas schools statewide, it ranks #1, a top-tier result once campus size and economic need are matched.

Its student body is predominantly White (85% of enrollment) (diversity index 27/100).

Counselor coverage is strong, about 129 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Attendance holds up well here: only 2.6% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.

The surrounding Guy-Perkins School District spends $15,317 per pupil, 25% above the Arkansas average, a better-resourced district than most.

Its district draws 28.6% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Its district, Guy-Perkins School District, also runs Guy-Perkins Elementary School (247 students).

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Guy-Perkins High School compares

Guy-Perkins High School on the metrics families compare, against Arkansas and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Arkansas Arkansas avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 6:1 ▼ 56% 13.6:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 100.0% ▲ 69% 59.2% 51.7%
Enrollment 155 top 92% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

6:1
Leaner classes than 98% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
155
Bigger than 15% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
100.0%
free-lunch eligible - 69% above the Arkansas average of 59.2%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
6:1
students per teacher - 56% below state mean
Top 7% in Arkansas - lower ratio than 93% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
2.6%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Below 5%, comfortably under the pre-pandemic national baseline for chronic absenteeism.
Funding equity
$15,317
per pupil, district-wide - above Arkansas avg of $12,251
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.2 FTE
Per 129 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
2
in-school suspensions + 7 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.3 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 5.8 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 84.5%
African American 11.0%
Hispanic or Latino 2.6%
Two or More 1.3%
Asian 0.6%

Largest group: White at 84.5% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 27.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 27.3, Guy-Perkins High School is less mixed than the Arkansas school average of 40.4.

Programs

AP courses offered 5
Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Guy-Perkins School District, which includes Guy-Perkins High School.

$15,317
Per student
+25%
vs Arkansas
Avg $12,251
-8%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 40.8%
State 30.5%
Federal 28.6%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Guy-Perkins High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Guy-Perkins Elementary School Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Guy-Perkins High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Guy-Perkins School District · 1 sibling school

View district profile

Similar other schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Arkansas, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Guy-Perkins High School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Guy-Perkins High School

How many students attend Guy-Perkins High School?

Guy-Perkins High School has 155 students enrolled. It is a public school in Guy, AR.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Guy-Perkins High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Guy-Perkins High School is 6:1, which is 56% lower than the Arkansas average of 13.6:1 and 62% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Guy-Perkins High School?

100.0% of students at Guy-Perkins High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Arkansas average of 59.2%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Guy-Perkins High School?

The largest demographic group at Guy-Perkins High School is White at 84.5% of enrollment, in Guy, AR.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Guy-Perkins High School?

Guy-Perkins High School has a Resource Investment Index of 78/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, AP course offerings, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

Is Guy-Perkins High School a good school?

Guy-Perkins High School earns 78/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 93% of Arkansas schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Guy-Perkins School District?

Besides Guy-Perkins High School, Guy-Perkins School District also operates Guy-Perkins Elementary School (247 students). See the Guy-Perkins School District district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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