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Junction City School District

Public school districtGrades K–12

Serves Junction City.

Junction City’s Schools page →

Students
673
Schools
2
Spent per student
$12,743
AR $13,585
Students per teacher
7:1
Free or reduced lunch
69%
Debt
$9.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Junction City School District

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 21% of Arkansas districts
  • Math proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 5 pts above the state
  • Spends 6% less per student than the AR average
  • 7 students per teacher
  • Debt of $9.2M, about $13,611 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 21% 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
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The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Junction City. Grade by grade →

Test scores vs. AR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency22%
State average 38.3% · 445 students tested
Reading / language arts30%
State average 39.9% · 444 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 89.9% · 47 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
$12,743 per student · 6% below AR
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 40%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 27%State 63%Federal 10%

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

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

Enrollment over time
654’20
664’21
702’22
682’23
673’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 54%Black 42%Two or more races 2%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Hispanic <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <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.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

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.