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C+

Fouke School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Fouke.

Fouke’s Schools page →

Students
1,107
Schools
3
Spent per student
$12,350
AR $13,585
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
63%
Debt
$10M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Fouke School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 39% of Arkansas districts
  • Graduation rate 8 pts below the state
  • Spends 9% less per student than the AR average
  • 9 students per teacher
  • Debt of $10M, about $9,006 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 39% 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 close to the state, 2021–22
B
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
D
The town it serves, and its School Grade
Fouke 810

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Fouke. Grade by grade →

PK–5Fouke Elementary SchoolThis district
6–8Paulette Smith Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Fouke High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. AR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency37%
State average 38.3% · 689 students tested
Reading / language arts40%
State average 39.9% · 689 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–84%
State average 89.9% · 72 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
$12,350 per student · 9% below AR
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 37%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 11%State 76%Federal 13%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,134’20
1,147’21
1,155’22
1,136’23
1,107’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 94%Two or more races 2%Hispanic 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Black <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <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.

Fouke Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fouke
B+
514 students16:1
Paulette Smith Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Fouke
B−
244 students10:1
Fouke High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Fouke
C+
349 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.