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Lee County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 6 towns

Serves Marianna, Moro, Rondo, Haynes, Aubrey and LaGrange.

Marianna’s School Grade D better than 8% of Arkansas school districts

Students
698
Schools
2
Spent per student
$17,198
AR $13,585
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Debt
$1.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Lee County School District

  • Its letter, D: results better than 8% of Arkansas districts
  • Math proficiency 24 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 31 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 5 pts below the state
  • Spends 27% more per student than the AR average
  • 9 students per teacher
  • Debt of $1.1M, about $1,633 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 8% 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
D−
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
C−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
DMarianna 3,253Moro 160Rondo 148Haynes 110Aubrey 98LaGrange 45

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Marianna. Grade by grade →

PK–6Anna Strong Learning AcademyThis district
7–12Lee High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. AR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency14%
State average 38.3% · 374 students tested
Reading / language arts9%
State average 39.9% · 374 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–89%
State average 89.9% · 49 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
$17,198 per student · 27% above AR
Spending
Classroom instruction 47%Support & administration 48%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 24%State 37%Federal 39%

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

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

Enrollment over time
702’20
636’21
631’22
681’23
698’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Black 90%White 4%Hispanic 4%Asian 1%Two or more races <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.

Anna Strong Learning Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Marianna
D−
417 students16:1
Lee High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Marianna
D−
281 students6:1

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.