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C+

Lonoke School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Lonoke.

Lonoke’s School Grade C+ better than 35% of Arkansas school districts

Students
1,524
Schools
4
Spent per student
$11,899
AR $13,585
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
62%
Debt
$36.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Lonoke School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 35% of Arkansas districts
  • Graduation rate 8 pts below the state
  • Spends 12% less per student than the AR average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 7.3% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $36.2M, about $23,747 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 35% 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 below the state, 2021–22
B−
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
D
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Lonoke. Grade by grade →

PK–2Lonoke Primary SchoolThis district
3–5Lonoke Elementary SchoolThis district
6–8Lonoke Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Lonoke High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. AR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency38%
State average 38.3% · 972 students tested
Reading / language arts36%
State average 39.9% · 969 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–84%
State average 89.9% · 120 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
$11,899 per student · 12% below AR
Spending
Classroom instruction 52%Support & administration 42%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 11%State 81%Federal 8%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,644’20
1,604’21
1,603’22
1,603’23
1,524’24

Down 7.3% since 2020–21.

Students
White 62%Black 22%Hispanic 11%Two or more races 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

4 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.