School district · Arkansas

Ozark Mountain School District

Ozark Mountain School District in Arkansas: 4 public schools with 495 students and 5.5 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $16,180 per student in FY2024.

Schools
4
Students
495
Students per teacher
5.5
AR 12.5 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$16,180
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)
90.2
Counselors (FTE)
2.0
Students per counselor
248
AR 350 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 2.0

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%

28%proficient

A lower share proficient than 67% of school districts in Arkansas

Median 33% · 253 school districts compared

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

Math

Arkansas: 39%

23%proficient

A lower share proficient than 83% of school districts in Arkansas

Median 37% · 253 school districts compared

227 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
$12.1K15
$12.1K16
$12.4K17
$12.6K18
$13.2K19
$11.3K20
$11.4K21
$13.7K22
$15.0K23
$16.2K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
17% · $1.8M
State
70% · $7.3M
Local
13% · $1.4M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,631
Support services
$6,374
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$370K
Long-term debt
$965K

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 3High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Bruno-Pyatt ElementaryFree meals for all
K–6283.3——
St. Joe ElementaryFree meals for all
K–68911.037%32%
Western Grove ElementaryFree meals for all
K–615315.918%14%
Ozark Mountain High SchoolFree meals for all
7–122253.529%28%

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
250 South Highway 65, St. Joe, AR 72675
Phone
(870)439-2218
Website