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C+

Dierks School District

Public school districtGrades K–12

Serves Dierks.

Dierks’ Schools page →

Students
541
Schools
2
Spent per student
$14,378
AR $13,585
Students per teacher
7:1
Free or reduced lunch
84%
Debt
$2.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Dierks School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 38% of Arkansas districts
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 5 pts above the state
  • Spends 6% more per student than the AR average
  • 7 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 7.3% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $2.9M, about $5,434 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 38% 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
C+
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Dierks. Grade by grade →

7–12Dierks High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. AR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency29%
State average 38.3% · 315 students tested
Reading / language arts37%
State average 39.9% · 315 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 89.9% · 35 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
$14,378 per student · 6% above AR
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 37%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 27%State 62%Federal 11%

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

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

Enrollment over time
504’20
516’21
523’22
518’23
541’24

Up 7.3% since 2020–21.

Students
White 84%Hispanic 12%Two or more races 3%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.