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C+

Omaha School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Omaha.

Omaha’s Schools page →

Students
418
Schools
2
Spent per student
$15,136
AR $13,585
Students per teacher
6:1
Free or reduced lunch
74%
Debt
$4.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Omaha School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 40% of Arkansas districts
  • Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 5 pts below the state
  • Spends 11% more per student than the AR average
  • 6 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 5.6% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $4.1M, about $9,828 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 40% 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 below the state, 2021–22
B−
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
C−
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Omaha. Grade by grade →

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

Test scores vs. AR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency30%
State average 38.3% · 228 students tested
Reading / language arts43%
State average 39.9% · 228 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–89%
State average 89.9% · 32 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
$15,136 per student · 11% above AR
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 34%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 11%State 70%Federal 19%

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

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

Enrollment over time
396’20
411’21
400’22
382’23
418’24

Up 5.6% since 2020–21.

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