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Arkansas Public Schools

Source & Methodology

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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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Overview

Public Schools Overview Arkansas School Districts by City
Number Of Students 489,745
Number Of Arkansas Schools 1,085
Number Of Arkansas School Districts 286
Spending Per Student $12,034

State Test Scores

Reading/English Language Arts Tests

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
31%
41%
35%
39%
35%
51%
36%
31%
    3rd Grade
    4th Grade
    5th Grade
    6th Grade
    7th Grade
    8th Grade
    9th Grade
    10th Grade
Reading Proficiency

Math Test

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
51%
44%
35%
43%
38%
37%
28%
22%
    3rd Grade
    4th Grade
    5th Grade
    6th Grade
    7th Grade
    8th Grade
    9th Grade
    10th Grade
Math Proficiency

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This State Nation
White (non-hispanic) 61.8% 48.1%
Black 20.3% 15.8%
Hispanic 14.5% 28.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.8% 5.8%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.6% 1.4%
Special Needs Groups This State Nation
Economically Disadvantaged 65.1% 48.1%
English Language Learners 7.8% 10.0%
Students With Disabilities 13.8% 14.9%

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
12.6
15.9
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION

Arkansas Education Environment

Population State Nation
Population 3,045,637 333,287,557
Population Density (per sq. mile) 58 93
Population distribution by age STATE NATION
4 Years Old And Below 6.0% 5.7%
5-19 Years Old 19.9% 19.1%
20-44 Years Old 32.2% 33.4%
45-64 Years Old 24.7% 25.3%
65 Or Older 17.2% 16.5%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS STATE NATION
Number Of Households 1,171,694 120,158,879
Single Parent Households With Children 9.1% 8.3%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 88.2% 89.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 24.7% 34.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION STATE NATION
$150,000 or more 11.2% 20.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 13.7% 17.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.4% 12.8%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.6% 16.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 18.4% 14.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 15.3% 10.8%
$15,000 or less 11.4% 8.7%

Education Expenditures

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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