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Marvell School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Marvell and Elaine.

Marvell’s Schools page →

Students
220
Schools
2
Spent per student
$23,351
AR $13,585
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Debt
$3.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Marvell School District

  • Its letter, D−: results better than 1% of Arkansas districts
  • Math proficiency 36 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 37 pts below the state
  • Spends 72% more per student than the AR average
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 36% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $3.7M, about $16,955 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D−: better than 1% 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
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The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Marvell. Grade by grade →

Test scores vs. AR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency0–5%
State average 38.3% · 181 students tested
Reading / language arts0–5%
State average 39.9% · 181 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–100%
State average 89.9% · 25 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

98% 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
$23,351 per student · 72% above AR
Spending
Classroom instruction 49%Support & administration 47%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 34%State 42%Federal 23%

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

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

Enrollment over time
344’20
317’21
331’22
242’23
220’24

Down 36% since 2020–21.

Students
Black 95%White 4%Hispanic <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.