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Melbourne School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Melbourne, Mount Pleasant and Guion.

Melbourne’s School Grade A better than 94% of Arkansas school districts

Students
839
Schools
2
Spent per student
$13,879
AR $13,585
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
49%
Debt
$5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Melbourne School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 94% of Arkansas districts
  • Math proficiency 12 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 15 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 5 pts above the state
  • 9 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 6.9% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $5M, about $5,912 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 94% 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 above the state, 2021–22
A
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
AMelbourne 1,892Mount Pleasant 383Guion 72

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Melbourne. Grade by grade →

PK–6Melbourne Elementary SchoolThis district
7–12Melbourne High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. AR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency50%
State average 38.3% · 505 students tested
Reading / language arts55%
State average 39.9% · 505 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 89.9% · 59 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
$13,879 per student · 2% above AR
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 32%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 16%State 70%Federal 14%

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

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

Enrollment over time
901’20
883’21
871’22
768’23
839’24

Down 6.9% since 2020–21.

Students
White 95%Hispanic 3%Asian <1%Two or more races <1%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <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.

Melbourne Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Melbourne
A
458 students13:1
Melbourne High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Melbourne
A−
381 students7:1

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.