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C−

Crossett School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Crossett.

Crossett’s School Grade C− better than 15% of Arkansas school districts

Students
1,620
Schools
3
Spent per student
$12,176
AR $13,585
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
63%
Debt
$26.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Crossett School District

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 15% of Arkansas districts
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 17 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 8 pts below the state
  • Spends 10% less per student than the AR average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Debt of $26.6M, about $16,392 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 15% 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
D
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
D
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Crossett. Grade by grade →

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

Test scores vs. AR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency20%
State average 38.3% · 940 students tested
Reading / language arts23%
State average 39.9% · 939 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–84%
State average 89.9% · 126 in the class

98% 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
$12,176 per student · 10% below AR
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 38%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 16%State 71%Federal 13%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,663’20
1,638’21
1,654’22
1,629’23
1,620’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 59%Black 34%Hispanic 3%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <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.