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B

East End School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Bigelow, Houston and Fourche.

Bigelow’s Schools page →

Students
674
Schools
2
Spent per student
$13,117
AR $13,585
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
70%
Debt
$3.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about East End School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 62% of Arkansas districts
  • Graduation rate 5 pts above the state
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 5.5% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $3.2M, about $4,715 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 62% 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 close to the state, 2021–22
B
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Bigelow. Grade by grade →

PK–6Anne Watson Elementary SchoolThis district
7–12Bigelow High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. AR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency39%
State average 38.3% · 400 students tested
Reading / language arts41%
State average 39.9% · 400 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 89.9% · 49 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
$13,117 per student · 3% below AR
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 33%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 12%State 76%Federal 11%

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

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

Enrollment over time
639’20
644’21
667’22
630’23
674’24

Up 5.5% since 2020–21.

Students
White 85%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 6%Black 2%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.

Anne Watson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Bigelow
B−
357 students15:1
Bigelow High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Bigelow
B−
317 students7:1

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.