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Cabot Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Cabot, Ward and Austin.

Cabot’s School Grade A− better than 82% of Arkansas school districts

Students
10,672
Schools
17
Spent per student
$11,648
AR $13,585
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
49%
Debt
$74M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Cabot Public Schools

  • Its letter, A−: results better than 82% of Arkansas districts
  • Math proficiency 13 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 8 pts above the state
  • Spends 14% less per student than the AR average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Debt of $74M, about $6,938 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A−: better than 82% 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 close to 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 Cabot. Grade by grade →

PK–49 elementary schoolsThis district
7–82 middle schoolsThis district
9–122 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. AR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency51%
State average 38.3% · 6,440 students tested
Reading / language arts48%
State average 39.9% · 6,441 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90%
State average 89.9% · 788 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
$11,648 per student · 14% below AR
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 36%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 12%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
10,471’20
10,597’21
10,696’22
10,635’23
10,672’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 79%Hispanic 9%Two or more races 8%Black 3%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

17 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.