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Alpena School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Alpena.

Alpena’s Schools page →

Students
402
Schools
2
Spent per student
$14,836
AR $13,585
Students per teacher
5:1
Free or reduced lunch
67%
Debt
$0.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Alpena School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 55% of Arkansas districts
  • Math proficiency 9 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 5 pts below the state
  • Spends 9% more per student than the AR average
  • 5 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 17.3% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0.5M, about $1,318 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 55% 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 above the state, 2021–22
B+
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
C−
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Alpena. Grade by grade →

PK–6Alpena Elementary SchoolThis district
7–12Alpena High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. AR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency47%
State average 38.3% · 280 students tested
Reading / language arts39%
State average 39.9% · 280 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–89%
State average 89.9% · 40 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
$14,836 per student · 9% above AR
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 36%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 8%State 57%Federal 36%

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

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

Enrollment over time
486’20
455’21
470’22
409’23
402’24

Down 17.3% since 2020–21.

Students
White 94%Hispanic 4%Black 1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

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.