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Dermott School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Dermott.

Dermott’s School Grade D− better than 4% of Arkansas school districts

Students
289
Schools
2
Spent per student
$21,517
AR $13,585
Students per teacher
7:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Debt
$1.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Dermott School District

  • Its letter, D−: results better than 4% of Arkansas districts
  • Math proficiency 31 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Spends 58% more per student than the AR average
  • 7 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 23.1% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $1.2M, about $4,249 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D−: better than 4% 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
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Dermott. Grade by grade →

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

Test scores vs. AR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency6–9%
State average 38.3% · 194 students tested
Reading / language arts15–19%
State average 39.9% · 194 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–100%
State average 89.9% · 26 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

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
$21,517 per student · 58% above AR
Spending
Classroom instruction 54%Support & administration 40%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 13%State 65%Federal 22%

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

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

Enrollment over time
376’20
340’21
337’22
292’23
289’24

Down 23.1% since 2020–21.

Students
Black 96%Hispanic 2%White 2%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.