School district · Arkansas

Brinkley School District

Brinkley School District in Arkansas: 2 public schools with 432 students and 5.9 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $17,393 per student in FY2024.

Schools
2
Students
432
Students per teacher
5.9
AR 12.5 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$17,393
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)
73.0
Counselors (FTE)
2.0
Students per counselor
216
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%

16%proficient

A lower share proficient than 92% of school districts in Arkansas

Median 33% · 253 school districts compared

165 students tested, grades 3–8 · ATLAS; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Arkansas: 39%

17%proficient

A lower share proficient than 91% of school districts in Arkansas

Median 37% · 253 school districts compared

161 students tested, grades 3–8 · 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.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$10.8K15
$10.5K16
$12.4K17
$11.6K18
$11.7K19
$10.5K20
$12.6K21
$14.5K22
$15.4K23
$17.4K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
29% · $2.8M
State
60% · $5.8M
Local
11% · $1.1M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,779
Support services
$7,352
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$1.5M
Long-term debt
$544K

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–626212.617%18%
Brinkley High SchoolFree meals for all
7–121703.313%12%

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

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.

Sources

Address
200 Tiger Drive, Brinkley, AR 72021
Phone
(870)734-5105
Website