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Little Rock, AR
Public School Ratings




Little Rock Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

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 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Little Rock School District details

Little Rock School District
810 W Markham St
Little Rock, AR 72201

21,105 Students enrolled in District

40 Schools in District

15 Students Per Classroom (State average is 13)

Little Rock School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Arkansas

3

(10 is best)

Better than 24.1% of all AR school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Better than 19.9% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

40 30 20 10 0
22%
32%
26%
34%
18%
30%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Bale Elementary School
6501 W 32 Nd St
Little Rock, AR, 72204
KG-05
Baseline Elementary School
3623 Baseline Rd
Little Rock, AR, 72209
KG-05
Brady Elementary School
7915 W Markham St
Little Rock, AR, 72205
KG-05
Carver Steam Magnet Elementary School
2100 E Sixth St
Little Rock, AR, 72202
KG-05
Central High School
1500 Park St
Little Rock, AR, 72202
08-12
Chicot Elementary School
11100 Chicot Rd
Mabelvale, AR, 72103
PK-05
Cloverdale Middle School
6300 Hinkson Rd
Little Rock, AR, 72209
06-08
Don Roberts Elementary School
16601 Lamarche Dr
Little Rock, AR, 72223
KG-05
Dunbar Magnet Middle School
1100 Wright Ave
Little Rock, AR, 72206
06-08
Fair Park Early Childhood Ctr School
616 N Harrison St
Little Rock, AR, 72205
PK-PK
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 19.4% 60.6%
Black 59.9% 20.3%
Hispanic 16.7% 15.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.4% 1.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.6% 1.7%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 71.9% 66.1%
Free lunch eligible 59.4% 56.2%
Reduced lunch eligible 12.5% 9.9%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,241 $173,936,000 49.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $774 $16,333,000 4.6%
Staff $1,752 $36,974,000 10.5%
General Administration $328 $6,918,000 2.0%
School Administration $746 $15,737,000 4.5%
Operation $1,545 $32,601,000 9.2%
Transportation $635 $13,406,000 3.8%
Other $710 $14,993,000 4.3%
Total Support $6,490 $136,962,000 38.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,975 $41,672,000 11.8%
Total Expenditures $16,706 $352,570,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,636 $3,219,481,000 47.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $680 $330,051,000 4.8%
Staff $1,093 $530,084,000 7.7%
General Administration $315 $152,727,000 2.2%
School Administration $601 $291,526,000 4.3%
Operation $1,353 $656,309,000 9.6%
Transportation $429 $208,200,000 3.0%
Other $418 $202,588,000 3.0%
Total Support $4,888 $2,371,485,000 34.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,601 $1,262,046,000 18.4%
Total Expenditures $14,124 $6,853,012,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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