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Bergman School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Bergman and Zinc.

Bergman’s Schools page →

Students
1,102
Schools
3
Spent per student
$12,180
AR $13,585
Students per teacher
8:1
Free or reduced lunch
59%
Debt
$0.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Bergman School District

  • Its letter, A+: results better than 95% of Arkansas districts
  • Math proficiency 15 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 18 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 8 pts above the state
  • Spends 10% less per student than the AR average
  • 8 students per teacher
  • Debt of $0.9M, about $848 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A+: better than 95% 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 well above the state, class of 2023
A−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
Bergman 422Zinc 87

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Bergman. Grade by grade →

PK–4Bergman Elementary SchoolThis district
5–8Bergman Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Bergman High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. AR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency53%
State average 38.3% · 614 students tested
Reading / language arts58%
State average 39.9% · 615 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 89.9% · 79 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
$12,180 per student · 10% below AR
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 34%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 10%State 80%Federal 10%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,114’20
1,142’21
1,124’22
1,021’23
1,102’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 93%Hispanic 4%Two or more races 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Black <1%Asian <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.

Bergman Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Harrison
A
474 students18:1
Bergman Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Harrison
A
331 students13:1
Bergman High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Harrison
B+
297 students4:1

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.