School district · Arkansas
Little Rock School District
Little Rock School District in Arkansas: 38 public schools with 21,086 students and 15.0 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $17,548 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 38
- Students
- 21,086
- Students per teacher
- 15.0
- AR 12.5 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $17,548
- 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)
- 1,408
- Counselors (FTE)
- 59.0
- Students per counselor
- 357
- AR 350 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 18.0
- Librarians (FTE): 36.0
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%27%proficient
A lower share proficient than 68% of school districts in Arkansas
Median 33% · 253 school districts compared
8,631 students tested, grades 3–8 · ATLAS; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
Arkansas: 39%26%proficient
A lower share proficient than 76% of school districts in Arkansas
Median 37% · 253 school districts compared
8,309 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.
- Federal
- 16% · $62.6M
- State
- 65% · $257.5M
- Local
- 19% · $76.5M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $9,308
- Support services
- $7,505
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $118.2M
- Long-term debt
- $412.3M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 195 | 19.5 | — | — | |
| Pre-K | 273 | 19.5 | — | — | |
| Pre-K | 317 | 21.2 | — | — | |
| Pre-K | 242 | 18.6 | — | — | |
Bale Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 330 | 15.0 | 9.6% | 7.6% |
Brady Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 309 | 14.7 | 12% | 6.3% |
Carver STEAM Magnet Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 232 | 13.5 | 16% | 9.9% |
Chicot Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 897 | 17.6 | 20% | 20% |
| K–5 | 1,035 | 19.3 | 63% | 69% | |
Dr Martin Luther King Jr Leadership & Language Magnet AcadFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 414 | 14.9 | 10% | 10% |
| K–8 | 1,252 | 15.3 | 11% | 8.7% | |
| K–8 | 777 | 16.4 | 50% | 47% | |
| Pre-K–5 | 379 | 18.1 | 63% | 74% | |
| Pre-K–5 | 485 | 17.6 | 39% | 45% | |
| Pre-K–5 | 291 | 14.6 | 55% | 48% | |
J.A. Fair K8 Preparatory SchoolFree meals for all | K–8 | 779 | 14.7 | 12% | 11% |
| K–5 | 359 | 16.4 | 73% | 80% | |
Mabelvale Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 369 | 16.8 | 14% | 12% |
Mcdermott Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 254 | 14.1 | 23% | 16% |
Otter Creek Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 372 | 15.9 | 22% | 17% |
| K–5 | 266 | 17.8 | 45% | 47% | |
Stephens ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 474 | 17.6 | 7.5% | 9.0% |
Terry Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 328 | 15.6 | 25% | 15% |
Wakefield Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 493 | 17.0 | 19% | 25% |
Washington Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 315 | 16.6 | 16% | 10% |
Watson Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 383 | 17.4 | 9.4% | 12% |
Western Hills Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 202 | 12.6 | 15% | 18% |
| K–5 | 340 | 16.2 | 34% | 38% | |
Dunbar Magnet Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 315 | 9.8 | 10% | 6.8% |
Mabelvale Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 477 | 13.1 | 7.1% | 6.0% |
Mann Magnet Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 557 | 13.7 | 17% | 16% |
| 6–8 | 807 | 14.2 | 43% | 40% | |
| 6–8 | 585 | 14.3 | 32% | 23% | |
| 9–12 | 2,371 | 14.7 | — | — | |
Hall High School - West SoiFree meals for all | 9–12 | 495 | 12.1 | — | — |
Little Rock Southwest High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 2,045 | 12.0 | — | — |
Metropolitan Career & Technical CenterCareer and technical | 9–12 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 9–12 | 1,072 | 13.7 | — | — |
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
- 810 West Markham St, Little Rock, AR 72201
- Phone
- (501)447-1000
- 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.