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Fordyce High School

Serves grades 7 - 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
100 Redbug Blvd
Fordyce, AR 71742
Phone
(870) 352-2126
District
FORDYCE SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
DALLAS COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
376
Classroom Teachers
36

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Arkansas

2

(10 is best)

Better than 13.0% of all AR schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

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

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
21%
37%
21%
35%
21%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
18%
44%
23%
51%
13%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 9

40 30 20 10 0
11%
32%
10%
36%
12%
28%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 10

40 30 20 10 0
15%
27%
23%
31%
7%
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
11
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 7 74 19.7%
Grade 8 69 18.4%
Grade 9 68 18.1%
Grade 10 52 13.8%
Grade 11 64 17.0%
Grade 12 49 13.0%
Total 376 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 33.7% 39.1% 61.8%
Black 61.7% 57.3% 20.3%
Hispanic 4.6% 3.6% 14.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.0% 1.8%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.0% 1.6%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 96.8% 87.1% 65.1%
Free lunch eligible 96.8% 87.1% 57.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 7.5%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 4,563 3,045,637
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 20.6 58
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.7% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 26.4% 19.9%
20-44 YEARS OLD 24.2% 32.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 22.8% 24.7%
65 OR OLDER 21.9% 17.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 1,489 1,171,694
Single Parent Households With Children 8.0% 9.1%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 90.1% 88.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 9.6% 24.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 1.0% 11.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 13.2% 13.7%
$75,000 - $99,999 8.9% 12.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 13.3% 17.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 13.6% 18.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 27.1% 15.3%
$15,000 or less 22.9% 11.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,842 $6,101,076 53.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $401 $311,978 2.7%
Staff $798 $620,844 5.5%
General Administration $411 $319,758 2.8%
School Administration $468 $364,104 3.2%
Operation $1,019 $792,782 7.0%
Transportation $342 $266,076 2.3%
Other $242 $188,276 1.7%
Total Support $3,681 $2,863,818 25.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,066 $2,385,348 21.0%
Total Expenditures $14,589 $11,350,242 100.0%
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%

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