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Searcy County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Marshall and Leslie.

Marshall’s School Grade B better than 55% of Arkansas school districts

Students
807
Schools
3
Spent per student
$16,670
AR $13,585
Students per teacher
8:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Debt
$7.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Searcy County School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 55% of Arkansas districts
  • Graduation rate 5 pts above the state
  • Spends 23% more per student than the AR average
  • 8 students per teacher
  • Debt of $7.5M, about $9,243 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 55% 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−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Marshall. Grade by grade →

PK–3Marshall Elementary SchoolThis district
7–12Marshall High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. AR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency36%
State average 38.3% · 479 students tested
Reading / language arts39%
State average 39.9% · 479 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 89.9% · 56 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

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
$16,670 per student · 23% above AR
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 38%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 12%State 69%Federal 19%

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

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

Enrollment over time
784’20
801’21
841’22
761’23
807’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 94%Hispanic 3%Two or more races 3%Asian <1%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.