MOUNTAIN PINE HIGH SCHOOL

726 BLAKELY DAM RD
MOUNTAIN PINE, AR 71956

www.mpsdrd.com

299 Students

High School 7th - 12th

School Overview

Mountain Pine High School, located at 726 Blakely Dam Rd in Mountain Pine, Arkansas, serves as a central educational pillar for the Mountain Pine School District. Situated in a rural community near the Ouachita Mountains, the school is dedicated to providing a supportive and focused academic environment for its students. It emphasizes a personalized approach to education, leveraging its smaller size to foster closer relationships between students, faculty, and the surrounding community.

The school’s mission focuses on preparing students for life beyond graduation, whether they choose to pursue higher education, enter the workforce, or enlist in the military. Through the Mountain Pine School District website, the school maintains communication with families and stakeholders, offering resources that highlight their commitment to student achievement, extracurricular involvement, and the overall development of responsible citizens within the state of Arkansas.

299

Total Students

44.4

Full-Time Teachers

6.7

Student/Teacher Ratio

95.3%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for MOUNTAIN PINE HIGH SCHOOL
Demographic	Student Count
White	237
Hispanic	15
Black	23
Asian	2
Two or More	16
American Indian	2
Pacific Islander	4

White
237 (79.3 %)
Black
23 (7.7 %)
Two or More
16 (5.4 %)
Hispanic
15 (5.0 %)
Pacific Islander
4 (1.3 %)
Asian
2 (0.7 %)
American Indian
2 (0.7 %)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	High School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	Supplemental Virtual
Shared Time Status:	No
District:	MOUNTAIN PINE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Phone:	(501)767-6917
Website:	http://www.mpsdrd.com
Grade Range:	7th - 12th
Total Students:	299
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	44.4
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	6.7
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	285
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	0

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Grade 7 41

Grade 8 54

Grade 9 47

Grade 10 55

Grade 11 47

Grade 12 55