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Kirby School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Daisy.

Daisy’s Schools page →

Students
392
Schools
2
Spent per student
$13,422
AR $13,585
Students per teacher
6:1
Free or reduced lunch
78%
Debt
$9.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Kirby School District

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 17% of Arkansas districts
  • Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • 6 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 7.3% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $9.3M, about $23,750 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 17% 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 town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Daisy. Grade by grade →

PK–6Kirby Elementary SchoolThis district
7–12Kirby High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. AR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency23%
State average 38.3% · 269 students tested
Reading / language arts26%
State average 39.9% · 269 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–100%
State average 89.9% · 19 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
$13,422 per student · 1% below AR
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 35%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 15%State 72%Federal 13%

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

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

Enrollment over time
423’20
406’21
448’22
415’23
392’24

Down 7.3% since 2020–21.

Students
White 87%Hispanic 10%Two or more races 2%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <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.