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Greene County Technical School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Paragould, O'Kean, Peach Orchard and Delaplaine.

Paragould’s School Grade B better than 58% of Arkansas school districts

Students
3,550
Schools
6
Spent per student
$12,249
AR $13,585
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
50%
Debt
$44.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Greene County Technical School District

  • Its letter, A−: results better than 79% of Arkansas districts
  • Graduation rate 7 pts above the state
  • Spends 10% less per student than the AR average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Debt of $44.4M, about $12,507 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A−: better than 79% 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 above the state, 2021–22
B+
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
BParagould 31,135O'Kean 193Peach Orchard 103Delaplaine 67

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Paragould. Grade by grade →

PK–63 schoolsThis district
7–123 schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. AR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency43%
State average 38.3% · 2,173 students tested
Reading / language arts39%
State average 39.9% · 2,171 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)97%
State average 89.9% · 235 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
$12,249 per student · 10% below AR
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 39%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 14%State 75%Federal 11%

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

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

Enrollment over time
3,717’20
3,656’21
3,652’22
3,627’23
3,550’24

Down 4.5% since 2020–21.

Students
White 91%Hispanic 3%Black 3%Two or more races 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

6 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Arkansas’s other public schools.

Greene Cty Tech Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Paragould
710 students16:1
Greene Cty Tech Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Paragould
B
501 students18:1
Greene Cty Tech Intermediate School
Elementary · Grades 4–5 · Paragould
B+
501 students17:1
Greene Cty Tech Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–12 · Paragould
B−
557 students18:1
Greene Cty Tech Junior High School
Middle · Grades 6–9 · Paragould
B−
521 students13:1
Greene Cty Tech High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Paragould
C
760 students10:1

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.