School district · Arkansas

Cabot School District

Cabot School District in Arkansas: 17 public schools with 10,672 students and 15.9 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $11,648 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 17; 1 charter
Students: 10,672
Students per teacher: 15.9; AR 12.5 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $11,648; 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): 669
Counselors (FTE): 27.6
Students per counselor: 387; AR 350 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 6.0; Librarians (FTE): 15.0

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%

44%proficient

A higher share proficient than 88% of school districts in Arkansas

Median 33% · 253 school districts compared

4,709 students tested, grades 3–8 · ATLAS; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Arkansas: 39%

55%proficient

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

Median 37% · 253 school districts compared

4,497 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

$8.7K15

$8.7K16

$8.8K17

$8.8K18

$9.2K19

$8.9K20

$9.6K21

$10.0K22

$10.8K23

$11.6K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 10% · $13.8M
State: 77% · $101.9M
Local: 12% · $16.1M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $6,789
Support services: $4,176
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $17.2M
Long-term debt: $52.4M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 10Middle schools: 4High schools: 3

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Cabot Learning Academy	K–4	28	15.6	—	—	Cabot
Central Elementary School	Pre-K–4	394	14.4	38%	41%	Cabot
Eastside Elementary School	K–5	550	15.9	49%	64%	Cabot
Magness Creek Elementary	Pre-K–4	351	12.7	43%	52%	Cabot
Mountain Springs Elem School	Pre-K–4	494	15.8	60%	67%	Cabot
Northside Elementary School	Pre-K–4	370	13.3	38%	46%	Cabot
Southside Elementary School	K–4	551	17.4	48%	59%	Cabot
Stagecoach Elementary School	K–4	481	15.8	49%	65%	Cabot
Ward Central Elementary	Pre-K–4	520	16.0	53%	70%	Cabot
Westside Elementary School	Pre-K–4	424	13.9	53%	58%	Cabot
Cabot Junior High North	7–8	920	17.1	42%	54%	Cabot
Cabot Junior High South	7–8	699	15.3	40%	50%	Cabot
Cabot Middle School North	5–6	828	17.1	45%	59%	Cabot
Cabot Middle School South	5–6	747	17.2	40%	51%	Cabot
Cabot Freshman Academy	9–11	827	16.5	—	—	Cabot
Cabot High School	9–12	2,170	17.6	—	—	Cabot
Cabot Panther AcademyCharterAlternative	5–12	318	10.7	28%	25%	Cabot

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.

Sources

Address: 602 North Lincoln, Cabot, AR 72023
Phone: (501)843-3363

Website

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).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
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.