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Hampton School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Hampton, Harrell and Tinsman.

Hampton’s School Grade D better than 14% of Arkansas school districts

Students
500
Schools
2
Spent per student
$14,897
AR $13,585
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
74%
Debt
$6.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Hampton School District

  • Its letter, D: results better than 14% of Arkansas districts
  • Math proficiency 17 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 5 pts above the state
  • Spends 10% more per student than the AR average
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Debt of $6.2M, about $12,376 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 14% 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 below the state, 2021–22
C−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Hampton. Grade by grade →

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

Test scores vs. AR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency21%
State average 38.3% · 339 students tested
Reading / language arts25%
State average 39.9% · 339 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 89.9% · 31 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
$14,897 per student · 10% above AR
Spending
Classroom instruction 51%Support & administration 43%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 20%State 70%Federal 11%

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

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

Enrollment over time
523’20
534’21
543’22
506’23
500’24

Down 4.4% since 2020–21.

Students
White 70%Black 23%Hispanic 5%Two or more races 2%

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.