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Mcgehee High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
1902 E Ash St
Mcgehee, AR 71654
Phone
(870) 222-3600
District
MCGEHEE SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
DESHA COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
341
Classroom Teachers
29

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Arkansas

2

(10 is best)

Better than 12.8% of all AR schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Mcgehee High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 9

40 30 20 10 0
14%
32%
15%
36%
12%
28%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 10

40 30 20 10 0
13%
27%
15%
31%
10%
22%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
12
12
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 111 32.6%
Grade 10 85 24.9%
Grade 11 77 22.6%
Grade 12 67 19.6%
Total 341 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 45.0% 47.5% 61.8%
Black 46.5% 45.6% 20.3%
Hispanic 7.9% 6.2% 14.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.6% 0.6% 1.8%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.1% 1.6%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 100.0% 100.0% 65.1%
Free lunch eligible 100.0% 100.0% 57.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 7.5%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 6,405 3,045,637
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 12.5 58
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.2% 6.1%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.0% 20.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 29.0% 32.0%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.7% 25.0%
65 OR OLDER 18.0% 16.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 2,598 1,166,019
Single Parent Households With Children 9.6% 9.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 82.1% 87.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 13.5% 24.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 4.9% 9.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 8.5% 12.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 7.5% 11.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.3% 18.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 18.6% 19.3%
$15,000 - $29,999 26.6% 16.7%
$15,000 or less 17.7% 12.2%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,995 $7,164,025 48.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $602 $719,390 4.9%
Staff $846 $1,010,970 6.9%
General Administration $295 $352,525 2.4%
School Administration $443 $529,385 3.6%
Operation $1,042 $1,245,190 8.5%
Transportation $435 $519,825 3.5%
Other $309 $369,255 2.5%
Total Support $3,972 $4,746,540 32.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,351 $2,809,445 19.1%
Total Expenditures $12,318 $14,720,010 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,727 $2,804,752,896 47.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $549 $268,820,846 4.6%
Staff $746 $365,434,036 6.2%
General Administration $243 $119,218,647 2.0%
School Administration $544 $266,301,512 4.5%
Operation $1,088 $532,680,088 9.0%
Transportation $374 $183,122,164 3.1%
Other $319 $156,438,260 2.7%
Total Support $3,863 $1,891,966,093 32.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,444 $1,197,134,852 20.3%
Total Expenditures $12,034 $5,893,783,948 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%