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Manila School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Manila and Etowah.

Manila’s School Grade B better than 61% of Arkansas school districts

Students
1,077
Schools
2
Spent per student
$11,605
AR $13,585
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
51%
Debt
$11.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Manila School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 61% of Arkansas districts
  • Spends 15% less per student than the AR average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Debt of $11.8M, about $10,911 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 61% 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 above the state, class of 2023
B−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Manila. Grade by grade →

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

Test scores vs. AR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency39%
State average 38.3% · 616 students tested
Reading / language arts40%
State average 39.9% · 616 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 89.9% · 82 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
$11,605 per student · 15% below AR
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 36%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 14%State 76%Federal 10%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,050’20
1,078’21
1,076’22
1,106’23
1,077’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 94%Hispanic 3%Two or more races 2%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.

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.