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There are 258 districts, 1,108 public schools, and 41 charter schools in Arkansas serving 483,114 students. Financially the state of Arkansas spends approximately $10,939 per student. There are 33,983 full-time teachers receiving a total of $1,798,852,379 in salaries and $492,291,463 in total benefits. 247,960 students receive a free lunch and 46,364 receive a reduced-price lunch.To find the city or school you are interested in viewing more information about please select a city from the list below or enter the city or school in the search box located at the top of the page.
General Information 1
Total Districts: 258Total Schools: 1,108
Charter Schools: 41
Full-time Teachers: 33,983
Total Students: 483,114
LEP / ELL Students: 32,744
IEP Students: 64,883
Freshman Graduation Rate: 75%
Financial Information 1
Free Lunch: 247,960Reduced Lunch: 46,364
Revenue Per Student: $10,939
Salaries: $1,798,852,379
Employee Benefits: $492,291,463
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Statewide Assessment Testing Results
Arkansas Assessment Testing Results | |
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Test | Percent Proficient |
Grade 4 Math | 82.40% |
Grade 4 Reading | 84.50% |
Elementary School Science | 61.50% |
Grade 8 Math | 65.60% |
Grade 8 Reading | 77.40% |
Middle School Science | 42.10% |
High School Math | 75.30% |
High School Reading | 70.20% |
High School Science | 45.30% |
1. Data Sources: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "Local Education Agency (School District) Universe Survey", 2008-09 v.1a, 2009-10 v.2a, 2010-11 v.2a, 2011-12 v.1a; "National Public Education Financial Survey (State Fiscal)", 2008-09 (FY 2009) v.1b, 2009-10 (FY 2010) v.1a, 2010-11 (FY 2011) v.1a; "Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey", 2008-09 v.1b, 2009-10 v.2a, 2010-11 v.2a, 2011-12 v.1a; "State Dropout and Completion Data File", 2008-09 v.1a, 2009-10 v.1a; "State Nonfiscal Public Elementary/Secondary Education Survey", 2008-09 v.1c, 2009-10 v.1b, 2010-11 v.1a, 2011-12 v.1a.