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C−

Hope School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 6 towns

Serves Hope, Perrytown, Fulton, Washington, Oakhaven and Patmos.

Hope’s School Grade C− better than 24% of Arkansas school districts

Students
2,212
Schools
6
Spent per student
$14,957
AR $13,585
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Debt
$19.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Hope School District

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 24% of Arkansas districts
  • Math proficiency 22 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Spends 10% more per student than the AR average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 7.3% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $19.4M, about $8,788 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 24% 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
D
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
B−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C−Hope 8,445Perrytown 222Fulton 111Washington 92Oakhaven 63Patmos 57

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Hope. Grade by grade →

PK–6WM. Jefferson Clinton Primary SchoolThis district
7–122 schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. AR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency16%
State average 38.3% · 1,322 students tested
Reading / language arts25%
State average 39.9% · 1,319 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 89.9% · 160 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
$14,957 per student · 10% above AR
Spending
Classroom instruction 54%Support & administration 40%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 13%State 65%Federal 22%

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

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

Enrollment over time
2,386’20
2,291’21
2,263’22
2,218’23
2,212’24

Down 7.3% since 2020–21.

Students
Black 43%Hispanic 34%White 19%Two or more races 4%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

WM. Jefferson Clinton Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Hope
D
929 students18:1
Creative Action Team School
Other · Grades 2–12 · Hope
D
69 students7:1
Hope Academy of Public Service
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Hope
B
217 students12:1
Beryl Henry Upper Elementary School
Middle · Grades 5–6 · Hope
D
198 students12:1
Yerger Junior High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Hope
D
188 students12:1
Hope High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Hope
D
611 students7:1

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.