School district · Arkansas

Lee County School District

Lee County School District in Arkansas: 2 public schools with 698 students and 9.1 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $17,198 per student in FY2024.

Schools
2
Students
698
Students per teacher
9.1
AR 12.5 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$17,198
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)
76.9
Counselors (FTE)
1.5
Students per counselor
465
AR 350 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 2.5

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%

20%proficient

A lower share proficient than 87% of school districts in Arkansas

Median 33% · 253 school districts compared

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

Math

Arkansas: 39%

14%proficient

A lower share proficient than 93% of school districts in Arkansas

Median 37% · 253 school districts compared

283 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
$12.3K15
$12.4K16
$12.8K17
$11.9K18
$12.9K19
$14.4K20
$11.4K21
$15.8K22
$20.7K23
$17.2K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
39% · $7.4M
State
37% · $7M
Local
24% · $4.5M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,087
Support services
$8,203
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$4.2M
Long-term debt
$1.2M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–641716.123%16%
Lee High SchoolFree meals for all
7–122815.513%9.2%

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
161 Walnut Street, Marianna, AR 72360
Phone
(870)295-7100
Website