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Corning Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 7 towns

Serves Corning, Reyno, Biggers, Knobel, McDougal, Success and Datto, and parts of Peach Orchard.

Corning’s School Grade B+ better than 70% of Arkansas school districts

Students
805
Schools
3
Spent per student
$13,358
AR $13,585
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
73%
Debt
$1.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Corning Public Schools

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 69% of Arkansas districts
  • Reading proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 5 pts above the state
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 5.2% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $1.1M, about $1,339 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 69% 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 above the state, 2021–22
B+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Corning. Grade by grade →

PK–4Park Elementary SchoolThis district
5–8Corning Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Corning High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. AR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency38%
State average 38.3% · 482 students tested
Reading / language arts46%
State average 39.9% · 482 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 89.9% · 48 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
$13,358 per student · 2% below AR
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 38%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 17%State 64%Federal 19%

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

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

Enrollment over time
849’20
864’21
832’22
794’23
805’24

Down 5.2% since 2020–21.

Students
White 94%Hispanic 3%Two or more races 1%Black 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <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.