Other / mixed grade configuration · Strong, AR

Strong-Huttig Schools

Federal NCES profile for Strong-Huttig Schools, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 44/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 051293001663
0/100100/10044/100
👥 S:T ratio
63
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
43
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Strong-Huttig Schools earns 44/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 81% of Arkansas schools.

44
Resource Index · Typical
9.2:1
small classes for Arkansas
100.0%
free-lunch eligible
284
students enrolled

Strong-Huttig Schools has class sizes smaller than 81% of Arkansas schools. Computed live against every Arkansas school reporting to NCES.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-7 students YoY

Strong-Huttig Schools held near 309 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-7 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 31.6 → 33.0 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

-7 students YoY 051293001663 · Strong, AR Other · SMALL · TRAD

284 enr · 9.2:1 · 100.0% lunch · RII 44

Nearest enrollment peer: Wedowee Elementary School (284 students)

Strong-Huttig Schools held near 309 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-7 headcount). Teacher FTE added 31.6 → 33.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Arkansas schools → · Find another →

How Strong-Huttig Schools compares

Strong-Huttig Schools held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Arkansas and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Arkansas Arkansas avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 9.2:1 ▼ 32% 13.6:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 100.0% ▲ 69% 59.2% 51.7%
Enrollment 284 top 71% - -

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

9.2:1
Leaner classes than 92% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
284
Bigger than 30% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

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
9.2:1
students per teacher - 32% below state mean
Top 19% in Arkansas - lower ratio than 81% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
50.7%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$17,782
per pupil, district-wide - above Arkansas avg of $12,818
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
44
in-school suspensions + 26 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 15.5 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 24.6 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

African American 82.0%
White 13.0%
Hispanic or Latino 3.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.7%
Two or More 0.7%

Largest group: African American at 82.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 30.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 30.9, Strong-Huttig Schools is less mixed than the Arkansas school average of 40.4.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Strong-Huttig School District reports $17,782 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Strong-Huttig Schools

How many students attend Strong-Huttig Schools?

Strong-Huttig Schools has 284 students enrolled. It is a public school in Strong, AR. CCD year-over-year: 316 (2022-23) → 309 (2023-24), nearly flat (-7).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Strong-Huttig Schools?

The student-teacher ratio at Strong-Huttig Schools is 9.2:1, which is 32% lower than the Arkansas average of 13.6:1 and 41% 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 Strong-Huttig Schools?

100.0% of students at Strong-Huttig Schools are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Arkansas average of 59.2%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Strong-Huttig Schools?

The largest demographic group at Strong-Huttig Schools is African American at 82.0% of enrollment, in Strong, AR.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Strong-Huttig Schools?

Strong-Huttig Schools has a Resource Investment Index of 44/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Strong-Huttig School District?

None reported; Strong-Huttig School District operates only Strong-Huttig Schools as a public school district in NCES's records.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 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.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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