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Pine Bluff School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Pine Bluff, Altheimer, Wabbaseka and Sherrill.

Pine Bluff’s School Grade D− better than 3% of Arkansas school districts

Students
2,896
Schools
7
Spent per student
$16,738
AR $13,585
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Debt
$67.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Pine Bluff School District

  • Its letter, D−: results better than 3% of Arkansas districts
  • Math proficiency 29 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 27 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 16 pts below the state
  • Spends 23% more per student than the AR average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 13.4% since 2021–22
  • Debt of $67.5M, about $23,309 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D−: better than 3% 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
D−
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
D−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
D−Pine Bluff 38,213Altheimer 642Wabbaseka 168Sherrill 51

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Pine Bluff. Grade by grade →

K–64 schoolsThis district
7–9Pine Bluff Junior High SchoolThis district
10–12Pine Bluff High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. AR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency9%
State average 38.3% · 2,066 students tested
Reading / language arts13%
State average 39.9% · 2,050 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)74%
State average 89.9% · 283 in the class

95% 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
$16,738 per student · 23% above AR
Spending
Classroom instruction 42%Support & administration 53%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 12%State 57%Federal 31%

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

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

Enrollment over time
2,553’21
2,309’22
3,133’23
2,896’24

Up 13.4% since 2021–22.

Students
Black 93%Two or more races 3%White 2%Hispanic 1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Forrest Park Greenville Preschool
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Pine Bluff
204 students15:1
Thirty-Fourth Street Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Pine Bluff
D−
399 students18:1
Matthews Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Pine Bluff
367 students15:1
Southwood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Pine Bluff
D−
345 students15:1
Broadmoor Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Pine Bluff
D−
283 students14:1
Pine Bluff Junior High School
Middle · Grades 7–9 · Pine Bluff
610 students10:1
Pine Bluff High School
High · Grades 10–12 · Pine Bluff
D−
688 students14:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

White Hall School DistrictWhite Hall
$10,946per 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.