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D−

Strong School District

Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Huttig, Strong and Felsenthal.

Huttig’s Schools page →

Students
284
Schools
1
Spent per student
$18,071
AR $13,585
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
95%
Debt
$0.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Strong School District

  • Its letter, D−: results better than 2% of Arkansas districts
  • Math proficiency 36 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 28 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 20 pts below the state
  • Spends 33% more per student than the AR average
  • 9 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 6.3% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0.5M, about $1,866 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D−: better than 2% 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−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
Huttig 427Strong 400Felsenthal 83

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Huttig. Grade by grade →

K–12Strong-Huttig SchoolsThis district

Test scores vs. AR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency0–5%
State average 38.3% · 169 students tested
Reading / language arts10–14%
State average 39.9% · 169 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)60–79%
State average 89.9% · 28 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
$18,071 per student · 33% above AR
Spending
Classroom instruction 50%Support & administration 43%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 13%State 69%Federal 18%

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

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

Enrollment over time
303’20
312’21
316’22
309’23
284’24

Down 6.3% since 2020–21.

Students
Black 82%White 13%Hispanic 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Two or more races <1%

Schools in the district

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

Strong-Huttig Schools
Other · Grades K–12 · Strong
D
284 students9:1

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.