State-operated agency · Arkansas
Arkansas School for the Blind
Arkansas School for the Blind in Arkansas: 2 public schools with 62 students and 2.8 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year.
- Schools
- 2
- Students
- 62
- Students per teacher
- 2.8
- AR 12.5 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- —
- AR $13.5K · US $17.6K
Staff
Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.
- Teachers (FTE)
- 22.3
- Counselors (FTE)
- 0.5
- Students per counselor
- 124
- AR 350 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 0.0
- Librarians (FTE): 0.5
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on Arkansas's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
Arkansas: 35%Not published: too few students tested.
ATLAS; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
Arkansas: 39%Not published: too few students tested.
ATLAS; proficient means Levels 3-4
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Money
Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.
The Census Bureau publishes no finances for this agency.
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
Arkansas School for the Blind ElemSpecial education | Pre-K–6 | 30 | 2.8 |
Arkansas School for the Blind High SchoolSpecial education | 7–12 | 32 | 2.8 |
Sources
- Address
- 2600 W Markham, Little Rock, AR 72205
- Phone
- (501)296-1810
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.