School district · Arkansas

LAKESIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Garland)

LAKESIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Garland) in Arkansas: 5 public schools with 3,538 students and 14.2 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $12,251 per student in FY2024.

Schools
5
Students
3,538
Students per teacher
14.2
AR 12.5 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$12,251
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)
249
Counselors (FTE)
8.0
Students per counselor
442
AR 350 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
2.0
Librarians (FTE): 5.0

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%

43%proficient

A higher share proficient than 85% of school districts in Arkansas

Median 33% · 253 school districts compared

1,584 students tested, grades 3–8 · ATLAS; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Arkansas: 39%

58%proficient

A higher share proficient than 96% of school districts in Arkansas

Median 37% · 253 school districts compared

1,457 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
$9.1K16
$9.0K17
$9.3K18
$9.4K19
$9.3K20
$10.0K21
$11.3K22
$11.5K23
$12.3K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
9.4% · $4.6M
State
71% · $34.6M
Local
20% · $9.7M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$6,979
Support services
$4,550
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$972K
Long-term debt
$75.3M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 2Middle schools: 2High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
2–472116.443%57%
Pre-K–158319.2——
7–858115.743%54%
5–654616.443%63%
8–121,10710.6——

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
2837 Malvern Ave, Hot Springs, AR 71901
Phone
(501)262-1880
Website