Forrest City High School

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Forrest City High School
Address
Forrest City High School
467 Victoria Street

Forrest City
,
Arkansas
72335

United States
Information
Type Public secondary
Established1915(110 years ago) (1915)
School district Forrest City School District
NCES District ID 0506270 [1]
CEEB code 040805
NCES School ID 050627000344 [2]
DeanDonnie Willis
PrincipalOsceola "Sonny" Hicks
Faculty63.23 (on FTE basis) [2]
Grades9–12
Enrollment568 (2023-2024) [3]
Student to teacher ratio8.98 [2]
Campus typeClosed
Color(s)Royal blue and white
  
Athletics conference4A Region 2 (2024-2025)
Mascot Mustang
Team nameForrest City Mustangs
Federal funding Title I
Website fchs.fcmustangs.net

Forrest City High School is a comprehensive public high school in Forrest City, Arkansas, United States. It is the sole high school administered by the Forrest City School District and its main feeder school is Forrest City Junior High School.

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In addition to Forrest City it serves other areas in central St. Francis County, including Caldwell, Colt, Madison, and Widener. [4]

History

Serving students in grades nine through twelve since 1892, an earlier building on Rosser Street built in 1915, known as Old Central, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1992. [5]

Forrest City High School
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Location in Arkansas
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Location in United States
Nearest city Forrest City, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°00′59″N90°47′21″W / 35.01639°N 90.78917°W / 35.01639; -90.78917
Arealess than one acre
Built1915
ArchitectW.C. Lester
Architectural style Classical Revival
NRHP reference No. 92001341 [5]
Added to NRHPOctober 8, 1992 (1992-10-08)

During racial segregation, Black students attended "Colored High School" where Wallace Leon Purifoy served as principal for 23 years. [6] He later founded the fraternal group the Imperial Council of Jugamos, headquartered in Forrest City. [6]

Academics

Forrest City High School is accredited as a 1924 charter member of AdvancED (formerly North Central Association). [7] The assumed course of study follows the Smart Core curriculum established by the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE).

Students engage in regular and Advanced Placement (AP) coursework and exams. FCHS is a member of the Arkansas Advanced Initiative for Math and Science (AAIMS) designed to improve scores on AP exams. [8]

Extracurricular activities

The Forrest City High School mascot is the Mustang horse with the school colors as Royal blue and white. The Forrest City Mustangs compete in the 4A Region 2 administered by the Arkansas Activities Association (AAA).

The Mustangs have won several state championships including:

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Forrest City School District". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved March 8, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 "Search for Public Schools - Forrest City High School (050627000344)". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved March 8, 2025.
  3. ↑ "FORREST CITY HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
  4. ↑ "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): St. Francis County, AR" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved November 5, 2019.
  5. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  6. 1 2 Richardson, Clement (June 7, 1919). The National Cyclopedia of the Colored Race. Vol. 1. Montgomery, Alabama: National Publishing Company. p. 91 – via Google Books.
  7. ↑ "Accreditation Profile, Forrest City High School". AdvancED. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
  8. ↑ "FCSD Designated as AAIMS School" (PDF). Mustang Times, Volume 12, Issue 2, September 2011. Retrieved August 22, 2012.[ permanent dead link ]
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