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Wonderview School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Jerusalem and Hattieville.

Jerusalem’s Schools page →

Students
468
Schools
2
Spent per student
$14,911
AR $13,585
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
62%
Debt
$5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Wonderview School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 66% of Arkansas districts
  • Math proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 5 pts above the state
  • Spends 10% more per student than the AR average
  • 9 students per teacher
  • Debt of $5M, about $10,598 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 66% 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 above the state, 2021–22
B
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
Jerusalem 57Hattieville 41

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Jerusalem. Grade by grade →

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

Test scores vs. AR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency44%
State average 38.3% · 285 students tested
Reading / language arts38%
State average 39.9% · 285 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 89.9% · 37 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
$14,911 per student · 10% above AR
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 37%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 21%State 64%Federal 15%

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

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

Enrollment over time
461’20
470’21
482’22
437’23
468’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 91%Two or more races 4%Hispanic 3%Black 1%Asian <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.

Wonderview Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Hattieville
B−
242 students13:1
Wonderview High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Hattieville
C+
226 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.