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C+

Piggott School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Piggott, St. Francis, Pollard and Nimmons.

Piggott’s School Grade C+ better than 36% of Arkansas school districts

Students
814
Schools
2
Spent per student
$13,629
AR $13,585
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
43%
Debt
$6.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Piggott School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 36% of Arkansas districts
  • Reading proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 5 pts above the state
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Debt of $6.2M, about $7,598 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 36% 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 towns it serves, and their School Grades
C+Piggott 3,508St. Francis 211Pollard 186Nimmons 64

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Piggott. Grade by grade →

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

Test scores vs. AR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency34%
State average 38.3% · 464 students tested
Reading / language arts31%
State average 39.9% · 464 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
$13,629 per student · 0% above AR
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 37%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 15%State 73%Federal 12%

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

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

Enrollment over time
850’20
815’21
849’22
773’23
814’24

Down 4.2% since 2020–21.

Students
White 95%Two or more races 2%Hispanic 2%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <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.

Piggott Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Piggott
B−
484 students14:1
Piggott High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Piggott
C−
330 students7:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Campbell R-II School DistrictUnion Township
$12,051per student

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.