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C

Marked Tree School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Marked Tree.

Marked Tree’s School Grade C better than 31% of Arkansas school districts

Students
537
Schools
2
Spent per student
$15,660
AR $13,585
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
73%
Debt
$6.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Marked Tree School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 31% of Arkansas districts
  • Math proficiency 5 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 5 pts below the state
  • Spends 15% more per student than the AR average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 7.6% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $6.8M, about $12,719 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 31% 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
C+
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
C−
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Marked Tree. Grade by grade →

7–12Marked Tree High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. AR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency33%
State average 38.3% · 307 students tested
Reading / language arts31%
State average 39.9% · 307 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–89%
State average 89.9% · 41 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
$15,660 per student · 15% above AR
Spending
Classroom instruction 53%Support & administration 41%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 10%State 62%Federal 28%

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

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

Enrollment over time
499’20
530’21
530’22
518’23
537’24

Up 7.6% since 2020–21.

Students
White 52%Black 36%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 5%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.