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B+

Bauxite School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Bauxite and Tull, and parts of Benton.

Bauxite’s Schools page →

Students
1,717
Schools
3
Spent per student
$10,165
AR $13,585
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
40%
Debt
$16.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Bauxite School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 66% of Arkansas districts
  • Spends 25% less per student than the AR average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 6.7% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $16.3M, about $9,468 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 66% 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 above the state, class of 2023
B−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
Bauxite 811Tull 499

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Bauxite. Grade by grade →

PK–5Pine Haven Elementary SchoolThis district
6–8Bauxite Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Bauxite High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. AR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency40%
State average 38.3% · 1,017 students tested
Reading / language arts44%
State average 39.9% · 1,017 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 89.9% · 120 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
$10,165 per student · 25% below AR
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 35%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 11%State 81%Federal 7%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,609’20
1,610’21
1,659’22
1,682’23
1,717’24

Up 6.7% since 2020–21.

Students
White 88%Hispanic 6%Two or more races 3%Black 3%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Pine Haven Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bauxite
B+
753 students18:1
Bauxite Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bauxite
A−
413 students19:1
Bauxite High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Bauxite
C+
551 students10:1

Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Bryant Public SchoolsBryant
$11,826per student

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.