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Elkins School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Elkins.

Elkins’ School Grade A better than 85% of Arkansas school districts

Students
1,462
Schools
4
Spent per student
$11,328
AR $13,585
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
46%
Debt
$23.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Elkins School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 89% of Arkansas districts
  • Math proficiency 9 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 9 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 8 pts above the state
  • Spends 17% less per student than the AR average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 12.6% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $23.7M, about $16,235 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 89% 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 above the state, class of 2023
A−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
AElkins 4,184

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Elkins. Grade by grade →

PK–2Elkins Primary SchoolThis district
3–5Elkins Elementary SchoolThis district
6–8Elkins Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Elkins High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. AR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency47%
State average 38.3% · 839 students tested
Reading / language arts49%
State average 39.9% · 838 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 89.9% · 82 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
$11,328 per student · 17% below AR
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 37%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 12%State 78%Federal 10%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,298’20
1,323’21
1,404’22
1,441’23
1,462’24

Up 12.6% since 2020–21.

Students
White 83%Two or more races 8%Hispanic 6%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Black 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

4 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Arkansas’s other public schools.

Elkins Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Elkins
322 students17:1
Elkins Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Elkins
A−
283 students16:1
Elkins Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Elkins
B+
394 students16:1
Elkins High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Elkins
C
463 students8:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Fayetteville School DistrictFayetteville
$14,688per student

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.