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Nettleton School District

Nettleton School District in Arkansas: 8 public schools with 3,910 students and 13.1 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $13,490 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 8
Students: 3,910
Students per teacher: 13.1; AR 12.5 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $13,490; 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): 299
Counselors (FTE): 13.0
Students per counselor: 301; AR 350 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 0.0; Librarians (FTE): 7.5

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 86% of school districts in Arkansas

Median 33% · 253 school districts compared

1,793 students tested, grades 3–8 · ATLAS; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Arkansas: 39%

21%proficient

A lower share proficient than 86% of school districts in Arkansas

Median 37% · 253 school districts compared

1,777 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

$9.5K17

$9.6K18

$9.8K19

$10.0K20

$10.9K21

$11.3K22

$12.7K23

$13.5K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 13% · $7.5M
State: 69% · $40.9M
Local: 18% · $11M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $7,452
Support services: $5,298
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $5.8M
Long-term debt: $42.8M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 6Middle schools: 1High schools: 1

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Fox Meadow ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–2	394	15.0	—	—	Jonesboro
Fox Meadow School of Creative MediaFree meals for all	3–6	440	12.6	19%	21%	Jonesboro
Nettleton STEAM ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–2	206	14.2	—	—	Jonesboro
Nettleton STEAM IntermediateFree meals for all	3–6	313	13.7	25%	23%	Jonesboro
University Heights Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–2	446	14.1	—	—	Jonesboro
University Heights School of Medical ArtsFree meals for all	3–6	491	16.6	22%	21%	Jonesboro
Nettleton Junior High SchoolFree meals for all	7–8	566	11.4	17%	21%	Jonesboro
Nettleton High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	1,054	11.8	—	—	Jonesboro

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: 3300 One Place, Jonesboro, AR 72404
Phone: (870)910-7800

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.