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Educational Rating: (100 is Best)

Arkansas Public Schools

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best schools in AR PARK MAGNET SCHOOL, ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY, VANDERGRIFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, BELLVIEW ELEMENTARY, COLLEGE HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, JIM STONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, CENTER VALLEY ELEM. SCHOOL, VALLEY VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, JULIA LEE MOORE ELEM. SCHOOL

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POPULATION
2,673,400

Arkansas Public Schools

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PUBLIC SCHOOLS OVERVIEW
NUMBER OF STUDENTS 474,206
NUMBER OF Arkansas SCHOOLS 1,174
NUMBER OF Arkansas SCHOOL DISTRICTS 280
SPENDING PER STUDENT ($) 9,129
State Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)
READING/ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS TESTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 3 Reading Proficiency 56.4
Grade 4 Reading Proficiency 63.0
Grade 5 Reading Proficiency 57.0
Grade 6 Reading Proficiency 60.6
Grade 7 Reading Proficiency 54.5
Grade 8 Reading Proficiency 66.9
Grade 11 Reading Proficiency 47.1
MATH TESTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 3 Math Proficiency 68.4
Grade 4 Math Proficiency 62.0
Grade 5 Math Proficiency 51.3
Grade 6 Math Proficiency 58.7
Grade 7 Math Proficiency 51.5
Grade 8 Math Proficiency 44.9
School enrollment by group
ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS THIS STATE NATION
WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) 68.2 57.0
BLACK (%) 23.0 17.2
HISPANIC (%) 6.8 19.9
ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) 1.4 4.6
AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) 0.6 1.2
SPECIAL NEEDS GROUPS THIS STATE NATION
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) 52.9 41.4
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS (%) 4.0 7.9
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES (%) 12.2 12.2

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

14.37
15.62
AVG FOR STATE
AVG FOR NATION
Arkansas Educational Environment
POPULATION STATE NATION
POPULATION 2,803,694 299,458,655
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 53 84
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE STATE NATION
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.8% 6.8%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.9% 19.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 35.2% 36.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.8% 24.9%
65 OR OLDER 14.3% 12.7%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS STATE NATION
NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS 1,099,012 112,337,034
SINGLE PARENT HOUSEHOLDS WITH CHILDREN 13.8% 11.6%
ADULTS WITH AT LEAST A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA 82.2% 85.4%
ADULTS WITH AT LEAST A BACHELOR'S DEGREE 18.7% 28.0%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION STATE NATION
$150,000 or more 3.1% 6.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 5.8% 10.7%
$75,000 - $99,999 8.1% 11.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.2% 19.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 23.8% 21.0%
$15,000 - $29,999 21.7% 16.7%
$15,000 or less 19.4% 13.8%
Educational Expenditures
FOR THE STATE PER STUDENT TOTAL % OF TOTAL
INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES $4,834 $2,292,085,503 52.9
SUPPORT EXPENDITURES
STUDENT $368 $174,344,044 4.0
STAFF $511 $242,388,143 5.6
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION $234 $111,194,828 2.6
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION $428 $202,830,591 4.7
OPERATION $747 $354,420,635 8.2
TRANSPORTATION $289 $137,201,461 3.2
OTHER $203 $96,081,204 2.2
TOTAL SUPPORT $2,780 $1,318,460,906 30.4
NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES $1,515 $718,324,943 16.6
TOTAL EXPENDITURES $9,129 $4,328,871,352 100.0
FOR THE NATION PER STUDENT TOTAL % OF TOTAL
INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES $5,582 $274,180,000,000 53.3
SUPPORT EXPENDITURES
STUDENT $475 $23,356,970,935 4.5
STAFF $446 $21,924,659,888 4.3
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION $181 $8,920,041,056 1.7
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION $514 $25,277,042,259 4.9
OPERATION $902 $44,320,216,892 8.6
TRANSPORTATION $384 $18,864,068,868 3.7
OTHER $294 $14,465,936,592 2.8
TOTAL SUPPORT $3,199 $157,129,000,000 30.6
NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES $1,687 $82,900,118,526 16.1
TOTAL EXPENDITURES $10,469 $514,209,000,000 100.0

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Abbeville, AL (Shorterville/Union)