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C−

Mulberry School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Mulberry.

Mulberry’s School Grade C− better than 23% of Arkansas school districts

Students
442
Schools
3
Spent per student
$17,361
AR $13,585
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Debt
$8.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Mulberry School District

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 23% of Arkansas districts
  • Math proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 5 pts above the state
  • Spends 28% more per student than the AR average
  • 9 students per teacher
  • Debt of $8.7M, about $19,785 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 23% 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
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Mulberry. Grade by grade →

PK–4Marvin Primary SchoolThis district
5–8Pleasant View Campus SchoolThis district
9–12Mulberry High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. AR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency26%
State average 38.3% · 248 students tested
Reading / language arts29%
State average 39.9% · 248 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 89.9% · 32 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
$17,361 per student · 28% above AR
Spending
Classroom instruction 52%Support & administration 42%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 13%State 66%Federal 21%

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

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

Enrollment over time
433’20
450’21
431’22
385’23
442’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 91%Two or more races 4%Hispanic 3%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Asian <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.