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Concord Public Schools

Public school districtGrades K–12

Serves Concord.

Concord’s Schools page →

Students
370
Schools
2
Spent per student
$17,525
AR $13,585
Students per teacher
7:1
Free or reduced lunch
59%
Debt
$6.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Concord Public Schools

  • Its letter, A: results better than 89% of Arkansas districts
  • Math proficiency 10 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 7 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 5 pts above the state
  • Spends 29% more per student than the AR average
  • 7 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 9.5% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $6.9M, about $18,554 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 89% 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−
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Concord. Grade by grade →

K–6Concord Elementary SchoolThis district
7–12Concord High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. AR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency48%
State average 38.3% · 232 students tested
Reading / language arts47%
State average 39.9% · 232 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 89.9% · 32 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
$17,525 per student · 29% above AR
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 36%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 18%State 66%Federal 16%

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

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

Enrollment over time
409’20
379’21
373’22
375’23
370’24

Down 9.5% since 2020–21.

Students
White 97%Hispanic 2%Black <1%Two or more races <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.

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.