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C+

McGehee School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns

Serves McGehee, Arkansas City, Tillar, Watson and Reed.

McGehee’s School Grade C+ better than 39% of Arkansas school districts

Students
1,121
Schools
3
Spent per student
$15,528
AR $13,585
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Debt
$9.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about McGehee School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 39% of Arkansas districts
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Spends 14% more per student than the AR average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Debt of $9.4M, about $8,365 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 39% 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 above the state, class of 2023
B−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C+McGehee 3,389Arkansas City 336Tillar 160Watson 160Reed 113

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for McGehee. Grade by grade →

PK–5McGehee Elementary SchoolThis district
6–8Conner Middle SchoolThis district
9–12McGehee High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. AR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency28%
State average 38.3% · 686 students tested
Reading / language arts29%
State average 39.9% · 686 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 89.9% · 69 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
$15,528 per student · 14% above AR
Spending
Classroom instruction 54%Support & administration 40%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 13%State 70%Federal 16%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,150’21
1,098’22
1,046’23
1,121’24

About steady since 2021–22.

Students
White 47%Black 42%Hispanic 6%Two or more races 4%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <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.

McGehee Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · McGehee
C
547 students15:1
Conner Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · McGehee
248 students10:1
McGehee High School
High · Grades 9–12 · McGehee
C−
326 students9:1

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.