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B−

Cotter School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Gassville and Cotter.

Gassville’s School Grade B− better than 49% of Arkansas school districts

Students
698
Schools
2
Spent per student
$13,719
AR $13,585
Students per teacher
8:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Debt
$4.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Cotter School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 49% of Arkansas districts
  • Graduation rate 5 pts below the state
  • 8 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 10.3% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $4.5M, about $6,494 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 49% 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
C−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B−Gassville 2,205Cotter 946

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Gassville. Grade by grade →

PK–6Amanda Gist Elementary SchoolThis district
7–12Cotter High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. AR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency39%
State average 38.3% · 450 students tested
Reading / language arts42%
State average 39.9% · 450 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–89%
State average 89.9% · 48 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
$13,719 per student · 1% above AR
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 34%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 12%State 73%Federal 15%

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

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

Enrollment over time
778’20
775’21
728’22
677’23
698’24

Down 10.3% since 2020–21.

Students
White 95%Hispanic 2%Black 1%Two or more races <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.

Amanda Gist Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cotter
A−
374 students13:1
Cotter High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Cotter
B−
324 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.