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B−

Sloan-Hendrix School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Imboden, Ravenden and Ravenden Springs.

Imboden’s Schools page →

Students
854
Schools
2
Spent per student
$12,427
AR $13,585
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
70%
Debt
$2.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Sloan-Hendrix School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 51% of Arkansas districts
  • Math proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Spends 9% less per student than the AR average
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 14% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $2.4M, about $2,775 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 51% 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+
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
B−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
Imboden 627Ravenden 415Ravenden Springs 121

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Imboden. Grade by grade →

PK–6Sloan-Hendrix Elementary SchoolThis district
7–12Sloan-Hendrix High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. AR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency31%
State average 38.3% · 470 students tested
Reading / language arts37%
State average 39.9% · 470 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 89.9% · 65 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
$12,427 per student · 9% below AR
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 39%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 12%State 74%Federal 15%

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

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

Enrollment over time
749’20
786’21
805’22
738’23
854’24

Up 14% since 2020–21.

Students
White 96%Hispanic 2%Two or more races 1%Black <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <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.

Sloan-Hendrix Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Imboden
C
456 students16:1
Sloan-Hendrix High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Imboden
C
398 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.