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DeWitt School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns

Serves DeWitt, Gillett, Humphrey, Almyra and St. Charles.

DeWitt’s School Grade B− better than 53% of Arkansas school districts

Students
1,153
Schools
3
Spent per student
$13,698
AR $13,585
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
59%
Debt
$17.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about DeWitt School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 53% of Arkansas districts
  • Math proficiency 8 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 8 pts below the state
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Debt of $17.5M, about $15,197 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 53% 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 well below the state, class of 2023
D
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B−DeWitt 2,791Gillett 619Humphrey 430Almyra 237St. Charles 191

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for DeWitt. Grade by grade →

PK–5Dewitt Elementary SchoolThis district
6–8Dewitt Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Dewitt High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. AR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency46%
State average 38.3% · 711 students tested
Reading / language arts43%
State average 39.9% · 711 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–84%
State average 89.9% · 83 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
$13,698 per student · 1% above AR
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 38%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 18%State 69%Federal 13%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,120’20
1,168’21
1,151’22
1,111’23
1,153’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 74%Black 13%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 5%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <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.

Dewitt Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dewitt
B
518 students15:1
Dewitt Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Dewitt
A−
271 students13:1
Dewitt High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Dewitt
B−
364 students6:1

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.