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Hermitage School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Hermitage.

Hermitage’s Schools page →

Students
425
Schools
2
Spent per student
$15,977
AR $13,585
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Debt
$4.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Hermitage School District

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 23% of Arkansas districts
  • Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 5 pts above the state
  • Spends 18% more per student than the AR average
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 7.8% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $4.7M, about $10,984 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 23% 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
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The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Hermitage. Grade by grade →

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

Test scores vs. AR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency24%
State average 38.3% · 251 students tested
Reading / language arts32%
State average 39.9% · 251 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 89.9% · 36 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
$15,977 per student · 18% above AR
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 34%Other 8%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 9%State 68%Federal 23%

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

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

Enrollment over time
461’20
430’21
442’22
429’23
425’24

Down 7.8% since 2020–21.

Students
White 56%Hispanic 27%Black 13%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Two or more races <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <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.