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Greenbrier School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Greenbrier, Wooster and Holland, and parts of Twin Groves.

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

Students
3,858
Schools
7
Spent per student
$11,062
AR $13,585
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
43%
Debt
$92.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Greenbrier School District

  • Its letter, A+: results better than 98% of Arkansas districts
  • Math proficiency 24 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 21 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 7 pts above the state
  • Spends 19% less per student than the AR average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 5.8% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $92.4M, about $23,953 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 towns it serves, and their School Grades
A+Greenbrier 6,645A+Wooster 1,150Holland 602

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Greenbrier. Grade by grade →

PK–52 elementary schoolsThis district
6–7Greenbrier Middle SchoolThis district
10–12Greenbrier High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. AR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency62%
State average 38.3% · 2,279 students tested
Reading / language arts61%
State average 39.9% · 2,278 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)97%
State average 89.9% · 272 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
$11,062 per student · 19% below AR
Spending
Classroom instruction 54%Support & administration 41%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 12%State 78%Federal 9%

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

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

Enrollment over time
3,646’20
3,723’21
3,862’22
3,766’23
3,858’24

Up 5.8% since 2020–21.

Students
White 90%Hispanic 5%Two or more races 3%Black 2%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Greenbrier Westside Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Greenbrier
A
552 students19:1
Greenbrier Eastside Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Greenbrier
A+
481 students17:1
Greenbrier Springhill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Greenbrier
A+
447 students16:1
Greenbrier Wooster Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Greenbrier
A+
408 students17:1
Greenbrier Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–7 · Greenbrier
A+
583 students15:1
Greenbrier Junior High School
Secondary · Grades 8–9 · Greenbrier
A
569 students15:1
Greenbrier High School
High · Grades 10–12 · Greenbrier
A
818 students16:1

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.