School district · Arkansas

Searcy School District

Searcy School District in Arkansas: 6 public schools with 3,973 students and 14.9 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $11,818 per student in FY2024.

Schools
6
Students
3,973
Students per teacher
14.9
AR 12.5 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$11,818
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)
267
Counselors (FTE)
11.0
Students per counselor
361
AR 350 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
1.0
Librarians (FTE): 6.0

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%

42%proficient

A higher share proficient than 79% of school districts in Arkansas

Median 33% · 253 school districts compared

1,724 students tested, grades 3–8 · ATLAS; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Arkansas: 39%

53%proficient

A higher share proficient than 90% of school districts in Arkansas

Median 37% · 253 school districts compared

1,662 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
$8.2K15
$8.4K16
$8.6K17
$8.9K18
$9.2K19
$9.1K20
$10.0K21
$10.7K22
$10.7K23
$11.8K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
13% · $7.3M
State
70% · $37.9M
Local
17% · $9M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$6,500
Support services
$4,514
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$3.2M
Long-term debt
$17.8M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 3Middle schools: 2High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–344518.731%60%
Pre-K–342120.422%27%
Pre-K–339819.353%64%
7–857616.241%48%
4–691318.445%56%
9–121,22010.5——

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
801 N Elm, Searcy, AR 72143
Phone
(501)268-3517
Website