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Earle School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Earle and Jennette.

Earle’s School Grade D better than 7% of Arkansas school districts

Students
371
Schools
2
Spent per student
$16,705
AR $13,585
Students per teacher
6:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Debt
$9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Earle School District

  • Its letter, D: results better than 7% of Arkansas districts
  • Math proficiency 30 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 29 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 5 pts below the state
  • Spends 23% more per student than the AR average
  • 6 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 18.3% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $9M, about $24,164 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 7% 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 well below the state, class of 2023
C−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
DEarle 1,721Jennette 113

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Earle. Grade by grade →

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

Test scores vs. AR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency8%
State average 38.3% · 245 students tested
Reading / language arts11%
State average 39.9% · 238 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–89%
State average 89.9% · 47 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
$16,705 per student · 23% above AR
Spending
Classroom instruction 47%Support & administration 46%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 8%State 70%Federal 21%

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

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

Enrollment over time
454’20
440’21
435’22
386’23
371’24

Down 18.3% since 2020–21.

Students
Black 95%Two or more races 2%White 2%Hispanic <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <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.

Earle Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Earle
D−
195 students13:1
Earle High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Earle
D−
176 students4:1

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.