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Genoa Central School District

Public school districtGrades K–12

Serves Genoa.

Genoa’s School Grade A+ better than 98% of Arkansas school districts

Students
1,213
Schools
4
Spent per student
$11,795
AR $13,585
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
36%
Debt
$10.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Genoa Central School District

  • Its letter, A+: results better than 98% of Arkansas districts
  • Math proficiency 28 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 19 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 8 pts above the state
  • Spends 13% less per student than the AR average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Debt of $10.3M, about $8,520 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A+: better than 98% 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

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Genoa. Grade by grade →

Test scores vs. AR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency66%
State average 38.3% · 723 students tested
Reading / language arts59%
State average 39.9% · 723 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 89.9% · 91 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
$11,795 per student · 13% below AR
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 36%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 11%State 79%Federal 11%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,183’22
1,185’23
1,213’24

About steady since 2022–23.

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

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.