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West Side School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Greers Ferry and Higden, and parts of Fairfield Bay.

Greers Ferry’s Schools page →

Students
497
Schools
2
Spent per student
$16,778
AR $13,585
Students per teacher
8:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Debt
$2.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about West Side School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 60% of Arkansas districts
  • Graduation rate 5 pts above the state
  • Spends 24% more per student than the AR average
  • 8 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 7.1% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $2.5M, about $5,111 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 60% 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
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Greers Ferry. Grade by grade →

PK–6West Side Elementary SchoolThis district
7–12West Side High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. AR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency37%
State average 38.3% · 292 students tested
Reading / language arts42%
State average 39.9% · 292 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 89.9% · 45 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

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
$16,778 per student · 24% above AR
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 34%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 22%State 60%Federal 18%

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

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

Enrollment over time
464’20
502’21
506’22
514’23
497’24

Up 7.1% since 2020–21.

Students
White 97%Hispanic 2%Black <1%Two or more races <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.

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.