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B−

Bay School District

Public school districtGrades K–12

Serves Bay, and parts of Jonesboro.

Bay’s School Grade B− better than 50% of Arkansas school districts

Students
550
Schools
2
Spent per student
$14,056
AR $13,585
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
56%
Debt
$4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Bay School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 50% of Arkansas districts
  • Graduation rate 5 pts above the state
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 7.1% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $4M, about $7,242 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 50% 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−
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Bay. Grade by grade →

K–6Bay Elementary SchoolThis district
7–12Bay High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. AR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency37%
State average 38.3% · 329 students tested
Reading / language arts36%
State average 39.9% · 329 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 89.9% · 46 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

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
$14,056 per student · 3% above AR
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 35%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 13%State 77%Federal 10%

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

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

Enrollment over time
592’20
565’21
562’22
552’23
550’24

Down 7.1% since 2020–21.

Students
White 93%Black 4%Hispanic 2%Two or more races <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.