School district · Arkansas

Dardanelle School District

Dardanelle School District in Arkansas: 4 public schools with 2,116 students and 11.6 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $12,129 per student in FY2024.

Schools
4
Students
2,116
Students per teacher
11.6
AR 12.5 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$12,129
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)
182
Counselors (FTE)
5.0
Students per counselor
423
AR 350 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 4.0

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%

30%proficient

A lower share proficient than 58% of school districts in Arkansas

Median 33% · 253 school districts compared

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

Math

Arkansas: 39%

40%proficient

A higher share proficient than 59% of school districts in Arkansas

Median 37% · 253 school districts compared

922 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
$9.4K15
$9.4K16
$9.6K17
$9.6K18
$9.6K19
$9.6K20
$10.3K21
$11.6K22
$11.9K23
$12.1K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
11% · $3M
State
80% · $20.9M
Local
8.9% · $2.3M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$6,667
Support services
$4,667
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$3.4M
Long-term debt
$7.5M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 2Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
4–531516.432%43%
K–361515.529%33%
6–850014.529%40%
9–126867.7——

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
102 South Front Street, Dardanelle, AR 72834
Phone
(479)229-4111
Website