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Pocahontas, AR
Public School Ratings




Pocahontas 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 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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


Pocahontas School District details

Pocahontas School District
2300 N Park
Pocahontas, AR 72455

2,028 Students enrolled in District

4 Schools in District

11 Students Per Classroom (State average is 13)

Pocahontas School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Arkansas

4

(10 is best)

Better than 34.6% of all AR school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Better than 23.0% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

50 40 30 20 10 0
29%
37%
28%
37%
29%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Pocahontas Elementary School
1707 Highland
Pocahontas, AR, 72455
PK-03
Pocahontas High School
2312 Stadium Dr
Pocahontas, AR, 72455
10-12
Pocahontas Junior High School
2405 N Park
Pocahontas, AR, 72455
07-09
Pocahontas Upper Elem. School
2301 N Park
Pocahontas, AR, 72455
04-06

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 81.3% 61.8%
Black 0.8% 20.3%
Hispanic 3.5% 14.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.7% 1.8%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 13.7% 1.6%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 60.3% 65.1%
Free lunch eligible 49.6% 57.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 10.7% 7.5%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,354 $11,361,188 37.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $402 $853,044 2.8%
Staff $544 $1,154,368 3.8%
General Administration $184 $390,448 1.3%
School Administration $363 $770,286 2.6%
Operation $723 $1,534,206 5.1%
Transportation $287 $609,014 2.0%
Other $105 $222,810 0.7%
Total Support $2,608 $5,534,176 18.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $6,253 $13,268,866 44.0%
Total Expenditures $14,215 $30,164,230 100.0%
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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