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B+

County Line School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Branch, Ratcliff and Caulksville.

Branch’s Schools page →

Students
556
Schools
2
Spent per student
$12,165
AR $13,585
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Debt
$5.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about County Line School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 69% of Arkansas districts
  • Graduation rate 5 pts above the state
  • Spends 10% less per student than the AR average
  • 9 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 8% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $5.3M, about $9,505 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 69% 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+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
Branch 314Ratcliff 163Caulksville 159

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Branch. Grade by grade →

PK–6County Line Elementary SchoolThis district
7–12County Line High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. AR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency40%
State average 38.3% · 326 students tested
Reading / language arts44%
State average 39.9% · 326 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 89.9% · 31 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

98% 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
$12,165 per student · 10% below AR
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 33%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
515’20
554’21
565’22
544’23
556’24

Up 8% since 2020–21.

Students
White 90%American Indian/Alaska Native 3%Hispanic 3%Asian 3%Two or more races <1%Black <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.

County Line Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Branch
B+
327 students16:1
County Line High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Branch
B+
229 students5:1

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.