School district · Arkansas

Jacksonville North Pulaski School District

Jacksonville North Pulaski School District in Arkansas: 7 public schools with 4,360 students and 13.0 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $13,606 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 7
Students: 4,360
Students per teacher: 13.0; AR 12.5 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $13,606; 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): 334
Counselors (FTE): 14.0
Students per counselor: 311; AR 350 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 2.0; 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%

18%proficient

A lower share proficient than 90% of school districts in Arkansas

Median 33% · 253 school districts compared

1,812 students tested, grades 3–8 · ATLAS; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Arkansas: 39%

13%proficient

A lower share proficient than 94% of school districts in Arkansas

Median 37% · 253 school districts compared

1,775 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, 2017–2024

$9.0K17

$8.6K18

$9.3K19

$9.3K20

$10.3K21

$11.4K22

$11.3K23

$13.6K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 13% · $10.7M
State: 76% · $60.4M
Local: 11% · $8.7M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $6,759
Support services: $5,976
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $44.7M
Long-term debt: $88M

Schools

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

Pre-K centers: 1Elementary schools: 4Middle schools: 1High schools: 1

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Adkins Preschool Center	Pre-K	228	17.5	—	—	Jacksonville
Bayou Meto Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	416	14.8	30%	26%	Jacksonville
Bobby G Lester Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	421	13.1	28%	22%	Jacksonville
Jacksonville Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	733	17.5	10%	8.0%	Jacksonville
Murrell Taylor Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	428	15.2	36%	23%	Jacksonville
Jacksonville Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	926	12.1	13%	7.9%	Jacksonville
Jacksonville High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	1,208	10.6	—	—	Jacksonville

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: 1414 W. Main, Jacksonville, AR 72076
Phone: (501)241-2080

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.