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Alma School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Arkansas for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 1%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public high school serving 1,003 students in Alma School District. This district's average high testing ranking is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public high schools in Arkansas.
Public High School in Alma School District have an average math proficiency score of 30% (versus the Arkansas public high school average of 29%), and reading proficiency score of 44% (versus the 39% statewide average).
Public High School in Alma School District have a Graduation Rate of 99%, which is more than the Arkansas average of 88%.
The school with highest graduation rate is Alma High School, with ≥99% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in Arkansas or national school graduation rate statistics.
Minority enrollment is 16% of the student body (majority Hispanic and American Indian), which is less than the Arkansas public high school average of 40% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (AR)
# Schools
4 Schools
384 Schools
# Students
3,143 Students
180,267 Students
# Teachers
244 Teachers
18,335 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Alma School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 259 school districts in Arkansas (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 99% has increased from 93% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#127 out of 259 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
35%
38%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
39%
40%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
38%
36%
Graduation Rate
≥99%
88%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.30
0.59
# American Indian Students
84 Students
1,087 Students
% American Indian Students
3%
1%
# Asian Students
18 Students
2,949 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
2%
# Hispanic Students
151 Students
25,664 Students
% Hispanic Students
5%
14%
# Black Students
50 Students
34,569 Students
% Black Students
2%
19%
# White Students
2,622 Students
108,045 Students
% White Students
83%
60%
# Hawaiian Students
2 Students
1,730 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
1%
# Two or more races Students
216 Students
6,223 Students
% of Two or more races Students
7%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
46
# Students in K Grade:
238
263
# Students in 1st Grade:
227
300
# Students in 2nd Grade:
236
342
# Students in 3rd Grade:
255
310
# Students in 4th Grade:
222
620
# Students in 5th Grade:
246
776
# Students in 6th Grade:
238
1,616
# Students in 7th Grade:
246
10,539
# Students in 8th Grade:
232
16,872
# Students in 9th Grade:
247
40,553
# Students in 10th Grade:
279
39,644
# Students in 11th Grade:
243
35,200
# Students in 12th Grade:
234
33,094
# Ungraded Students:
-
92
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $11,717 in this school district is less than the state median of $12,914. The school district revenue/student has grown by 10% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $10,890 is less than the state median of $12,826. The school district spending/student has grown by 8% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$37 MM
$6,371 MM
Spending
$34 MM
$6,327 MM
Revenue / Student
$11,717
$12,914
Spending / Student
$10,890
$12,826
Best Alma School District Public High Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Alma High School
Magnet School
(Math: 30% | Reading: 44%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
101 E Main
Alma, AR 72921
(479) 632-2162
Alma, AR 72921
(479) 632-2162
Grades: 9-12
| 1,003 students
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