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Two Rivers School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Ola, Plainview, Perry and Casa.

Ola’s Schools page →

Students
707
Schools
2
Spent per student
$14,141
AR $13,585
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Debt
$5.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Two Rivers School District

  • Its letter, D: results better than 13% of Arkansas districts
  • Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 15 pts below the state
  • 9 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 14.7% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $5.5M, about $7,719 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 13% 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 well below the state, class of 2023
D−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
Ola 921Plainview 457Perry 267Casa 130

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Ola. Grade by grade →

PK–4Two Rivers Elementary SchoolThis district
5–12Two Rivers High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. AR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency23%
State average 38.3% · 459 students tested
Reading / language arts32%
State average 39.9% · 459 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)70–79%
State average 89.9% · 58 in the class

97% 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
$14,141 per student · 4% above AR
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 37%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 11%State 68%Federal 21%

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

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

Enrollment over time
829’20
807’21
783’22
745’23
707’24

Down 14.7% since 2020–21.

Students
White 81%Hispanic 15%Two or more races 2%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Black <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.

Two Rivers Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Ola
C−
294 students12:1
Two Rivers High School
High · Grades 5–12 · Ola
C−
413 students8:1

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.