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C−

Westside School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Coal Hill and Hartman.

Coal Hill’s Schools page →

Students
585
Schools
2
Spent per student
$13,786
AR $13,585
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Debt
$8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Westside School District

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 18% of Arkansas districts
  • Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 5 pts above the state
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Debt of $8M, about $13,663 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 18% 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 below the state, 2021–22
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The towns it serves, and their School Grades
Coal Hill 822Hartman 518

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Coal Hill. Grade by grade →

PK–5Westside Elementary SchoolThis district
6–12Westside High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. AR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency24%
State average 38.3% · 425 students tested
Reading / language arts26%
State average 39.9% · 426 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 89.9% · 35 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
$13,786 per student · 1% above AR
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 36%Other 8%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 9%State 75%Federal 16%

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

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

Enrollment over time
602’20
658’21
629’22
607’23
585’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 86%Two or more races 6%Hispanic 5%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <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.

Westside Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hartman
C−
279 students18:1
Westside High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Hartman
D
306 students11:1

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.