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C+

Hackett Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Hackett, Bonanza, Hartford and Midland.

Hackett’s Schools page →

Students
824
Schools
2
Spent per student
$13,236
AR $13,585
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Debt
$1.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Hackett Public Schools

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 43% of Arkansas districts
  • Reading proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 5 pts above the state
  • 9 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 5.9% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $1.9M, about $2,324 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 43% 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 below the state, 2021–22
C+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
Hackett 857Bonanza 603Hartford 499Midland 224

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Hackett. Grade by grade →

PK–6Hackett Elementary SchoolThis district
7–12Hackett High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. AR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency35%
State average 38.3% · 449 students tested
Reading / language arts34%
State average 39.9% · 449 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 89.9% · 58 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

98% 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
$13,236 per student · 3% below AR
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 36%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 11%State 72%Federal 17%

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

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

Enrollment over time
778’20
824’21
820’22
780’23
824’24

Up 5.9% since 2020–21.

Students
White 88%Two or more races 6%Hispanic 3%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Black <1%Asian <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.

Hackett Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Hackett
C−
474 students14:1
Hackett High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Hackett
C+
350 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.