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Alma School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Alma, Dyer and Rudy.

Alma’s School Grade B+ better than 72% of Arkansas school districts

Students
3,092
Schools
4
Spent per student
$12,074
AR $13,585
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
47%
Debt
$55.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Alma School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 72% of Arkansas districts
  • Graduation rate 10 pts above the state
  • Spends 11% less per student than the AR average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Debt of $55.2M, about $17,843 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 72% of the 261 Arkansas school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math below the state, 2021–22
B−
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B+Alma 6,071Dyer 807Rudy 131

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Alma. Grade by grade →

PK–2Alma Primary SchoolThis district
3–5Alma Intermediate SchoolThis district
6–8Alma Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Alma High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. AR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency35%
State average 38.3% · 1,963 students tested
Reading / language arts39%
State average 39.9% · 1,963 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)99–100%
State average 89.9% · 214 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$12,074 per student · 11% below AR
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 35%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 12%State 76%Federal 12%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
3,250’20
3,210’21
3,143’22
3,093’23
3,092’24

Down 4.9% since 2020–21.

Students
White 81%Two or more races 8%Hispanic 6%American Indian/Alaska Native 3%Black 1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

4 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Arkansas’s other public schools.

Alma Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Alma
704 students18:1
Alma Intermediate School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Alma
C+
685 students19:1
Alma Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Alma
B+
722 students12:1
Alma High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Alma
C+
981 students8:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Arkansas.