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Clinton School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Clinton.

Clinton’s School Grade A− better than 80% of Arkansas school districts

Students
1,260
Schools
3
Spent per student
$13,324
AR $13,585
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Debt
$12.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Clinton School District

  • Its letter, A−: results better than 80% of Arkansas districts
  • Math proficiency 9 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 7 pts above the state
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Debt of $12.2M, about $9,695 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A−: better than 80% 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 town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Clinton. Grade by grade →

PK–5Clinton Elementary SchoolThis district
6–8Clinton Jr. High SchoolThis district
9–12Clinton High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. AR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency47%
State average 38.3% · 804 students tested
Reading / language arts47%
State average 39.9% · 804 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 89.9% · 90 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
$13,324 per student · 2% below AR
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 34%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 14%State 70%Federal 17%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,295’20
1,299’21
1,338’22
1,305’23
1,260’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 88%Hispanic 9%Two or more races 2%Asian <1%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <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.

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.