Lonoke High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Lonoke, Arkansas

Lonoke High School in Lonoke, Arkansas enrolled 484 students in 2024-25 with 56.6 full-time teachers, 8.5 students per teacher against the Arkansas high-school median of 8.4. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 31% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 17% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Arkansas: 39.9% and 38.9%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80-84% (Arkansas: 89.9%).

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 14%

487 students in 2022-23, 493 students in 2023-24, 484 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 49.7 to 56.6.

Students enrolled at Lonoke High School by school year2022-23: 487, 2023-24: 493, 2024-25: 48402004006002022-234872023-244932024-25484
Students enrolled at Lonoke High School by school year2022-23: 487, 2023-24: 493, 2024-25: 48402004006002022-234872023-244932024-25484
Students enrolled at Lonoke High School by school year2022-23: 487, 2023-24: 493, 2024-25: 48402004006002022-234872023-244932024-25484
Students enrolled at Lonoke High School by school year2022-23: 487, 2023-24: 493, 2024-25: 48402004006002022-234872023-244932024-25484
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2348749.79.8
2023-2449371.26.9
2024-2548456.68.5

8.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 51 of every 100 Arkansas high schools

Among the 299 Arkansas high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 8.4; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Arkansas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 53.1; Lonoke High School 8.5; state median 8.4.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherLonoke High School 8.5state median 8.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Arkansas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 53.1; Lonoke High School 8.5; state median 8.4.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherLonoke High School 8.5state median 8.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Arkansas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 53.1; Lonoke High School 8.5; state median 8.4.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherLonoke High School 8.5state median 8.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Arkansas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 53.1; Lonoke High School 8.5; state median 8.4.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherLonoke High School 8.5state median 8.4U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

7 AP courses and one counselor per 240 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Lonoke High School enrolled 479 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 83 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses7
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 240 of the 479 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions83
  • Chronically absent4.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

59.9% of students were White, 25.8% Black, 10.7% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White59.9%
  2. Black25.8%
  3. Hispanic10.7%
  4. Two or more races2.5%
  5. American Indian0.6%
  6. Asian0.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Lonoke High School scored proficient or above: 31% in reading in 2021-22 and 17% in math in 2022-23, against 39.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.9% in math in 2022-23 across Arkansas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Arkansas, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtArkansas
Reading and language arts, 2021-2231%36%39.9%
Math, 2022-2317%38% (2021-22)38.9%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

80-84% of the 120 students in Lonoke High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 89.9% across Arkansas. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtArkansas
Four-year graduation rate80‑84%80‑84%89.9%
Students in the class12012035,156

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

What to look at next about Lonoke High School

  1. Carlisle High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 9.8 miles away: 280 students, 8.1 per teacher (2024-25).9.8 mi
  2. Cabot Panther AcademyThe next nearest public high school, 13 miles away: 318 students, 10.7 per teacher (2024-25).13 mi
  3. Compare Lonoke High School with Carlisle High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Lonoke School District spends per student$11,547 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,547
  5. The largest public schools in ArkansasLonoke High School is the number 102 by size of 305 Arkansas high schools open in 2024-25.#102 of 305
  6. Arkansas schools by students per teacher8.5 students per teacher here against the Arkansas median of 8.4 for high schools.8.5:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Lonoke High School

  1. How many students attend Lonoke High School?
    484 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 487 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Lonoke, AR.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Lonoke High School?
    8.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Arkansas median for high schools is 8.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Lonoke High School a Title I school?
    Lonoke High School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Lonoke High School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Lonoke High School scored proficient or above: 31% in reading in 2021-22 and 17% in math in 2022-23, against 39.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.9% in math in 2022-23 across Arkansas. Arkansas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Lonoke High School?
    80-84% of the 120 students in Lonoke High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 89.9% across Arkansas. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Lonoke High School in?
    Lonoke School District, NCES district ID 0509060. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 050906000642 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22