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B−

Mansfield School District

Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Mansfield and Huntington.

Mansfield’s School Grade B− better than 53% of Arkansas school districts

Students
751
Schools
3
Spent per student
$15,044
AR $13,585
Students per teacher
8:1
Free or reduced lunch
69%
Debt
$7.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Mansfield School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 53% of Arkansas districts
  • Graduation rate 5 pts below the state
  • Spends 11% more per student than the AR average
  • 8 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 5% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $7.5M, about $10,040 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 53% 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+
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
C−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Mansfield. Grade by grade →

K–4Mansfield Elementary SchoolThis district
5–8Mansfield Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Mansfield High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. AR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency41%
State average 38.3% · 437 students tested
Reading / language arts43%
State average 39.9% · 437 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–89%
State average 89.9% · 55 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
$15,044 per student · 11% above AR
Spending
Classroom instruction 54%Support & administration 41%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 12%State 74%Federal 14%

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

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

Enrollment over time
715’20
734’21
775’22
728’23
751’24

Up 5% since 2020–21.

Students
White 88%Two or more races 4%Asian 3%Hispanic 2%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Black <1%

Schools in the district

3 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.