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Jasper School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Jasper.

Jasper’s Schools page →

Students
884
Schools
6
Spent per student
$16,685
AR $13,585
Students per teacher
6:1
Free or reduced lunch
98%
Debt
$4.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Jasper School District

  • Its letter, A−: results better than 78% of Arkansas districts
  • Graduation rate 8 pts above the state
  • Spends 23% more per student than the AR average
  • 6 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 10.1% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $4.7M, about $5,356 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A−: better than 78% 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 close to the state, 2021–22
B
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A−
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Jasper. Grade by grade →

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

Test scores vs. AR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency39%
State average 38.3% · 475 students tested
Reading / language arts42%
State average 39.9% · 475 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
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
$16,685 per student · 23% above AR
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 36%Other 8%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 11%State 67%Federal 22%

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

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

Enrollment over time
803’20
850’21
888’22
854’23
884’24

Up 10.1% since 2020–21.

Students
White 95%Two or more races 2%Hispanic 2%Black <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.

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.