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Beebe School District

Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Beebe, McRae and Garner.

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

Students
3,392
Schools
5
Spent per student
$11,187
AR $13,585
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
56%
Debt
$19.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Beebe School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 72% of Arkansas districts
  • Math proficiency 9 pts above the state
  • Spends 18% less per student than the AR average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Debt of $19.9M, about $5,859 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 well above the state, 2021–22
A−
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
B−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Beebe. Grade by grade →

K–1Beebe Early ChildhoodThis district
2–4Beebe Elementary SchoolThis district
7–8Beebe Junior High SchoolThis district
9–12Beebe High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. AR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency47%
State average 38.3% · 1,983 students tested
Reading / language arts42%
State average 39.9% · 1,983 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)92%
State average 89.9% · 269 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
$11,187 per student · 18% below AR
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 36%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 14%State 75%Federal 11%

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

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

Enrollment over time
3,266’20
3,390’21
3,394’22
3,433’23
3,392’24

Up 3.9% since 2020–21.

Students
White 83%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 6%Black 4%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

5 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.