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B+

Conway Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Conway, and parts of Mayflower.

Conway’s School Grade B+ better than 74% of Arkansas school districts

Students
10,212
Schools
16
Spent per student
$12,156
AR $13,585
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
53%
Debt
$130M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Conway Public Schools

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 74% of Arkansas districts
  • Math proficiency 8 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 9 pts above the state
  • Spends 11% less per student than the AR average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Debt of $130M, about $12,728 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 74% 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
C+
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Conway. Grade by grade →

K–49 elementary schoolsThis district
5–74 middle schoolsThis district
10–12Conway High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. AR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency46%
State average 38.3% · 6,057 students tested
Reading / language arts49%
State average 39.9% · 6,051 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)89%
State average 89.9% · 707 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
$12,156 per student · 11% below AR
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 37%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 15%State 74%Federal 11%

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

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

Enrollment over time
10,035’20
10,038’21
10,251’22
10,174’23
10,212’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 46%Black 30%Hispanic 14%Two or more races 8%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

16 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Arkansas’s other public schools.

Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.

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.