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C−

Dumas School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Dumas, Gould, Mitchellville and Winchester.

Dumas’ School Grade C− better than 24% of Arkansas school districts

Students
818
Schools
3
Spent per student
$18,656
AR $13,585
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Debt
$8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Dumas School District

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 24% of Arkansas districts
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 17 pts below the state
  • Spends 37% more per student than the AR average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Debt of $8M, about $9,753 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 24% 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 above the state, class of 2023
B−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C−Dumas 3,476Gould 621Mitchellville 258Winchester 137

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Dumas. Grade by grade →

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

Test scores vs. AR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency18%
State average 38.3% · 636 students tested
Reading / language arts23%
State average 39.9% · 630 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 89.9% · 66 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
$18,656 per student · 37% above AR
Spending
Classroom instruction 50%Support & administration 45%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 14%State 62%Federal 24%

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

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

Enrollment over time
847’20
761’21
763’22
726’23
818’24

Down 3.4% since 2020–21.

Students
Black 74%Hispanic 12%White 11%Two or more races 2%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.

Reed Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dumas
D
368 students14:1
Dumas Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Dumas
C
184 students10:1
Dumas High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Dumas
D
266 students9:1

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.