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Lake Hamilton School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Piney, Rockwell, Pearcy and Crystal Springs.

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

Students
3,945
Schools
6
Spent per student
$12,818
AR $13,585
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
67%
Debt
$58.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Lake Hamilton School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 58% of Arkansas districts
  • Math proficiency 7 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 6 pts below the state
  • Spends 6% less per student than the AR average
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 9.1% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $58.2M, about $14,746 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 58% 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 above the state, 2021–22
A−
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
C−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
BPiney 4,458BRockwell 3,986Pearcy 363Crystal Springs 85

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Piney. Grade by grade →

PK–1Lake Hamilton Primary SchoolThis district
2–3Lake Hamilton Elementary SchoolThis district
6–7Lake Hamilton Middle SchoolThis district
10–12Lake Hamilton High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. AR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency45%
State average 38.3% · 2,564 students tested
Reading / language arts46%
State average 39.9% · 2,564 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)84%
State average 89.9% · 314 in the class

98% 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
$12,818 per student · 6% below AR
Spending
Classroom instruction 53%Support & administration 41%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 15%State 69%Federal 16%

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

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

Enrollment over time
4,342’20
4,227’21
4,131’22
4,054’23
3,945’24

Down 9.1% since 2020–21.

Students
White 74%Hispanic 14%Two or more races 7%Black 4%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <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.

Lake Hamilton Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Pearcy
619 students18:1
Lake Hamilton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 2–3 · Pearcy
A
555 students17:1
Lake Hamilton Intermediate School
Elementary · Grades 4–5 · Pearcy
A−
566 students16:1
Lake Hamilton Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–7 · Pearcy
B−
633 students16:1
Lake Hamilton Junior High School
Secondary · Grades 8–9 · Pearcy
A−
636 students11:1
Lake Hamilton High School
High · Grades 10–12 · Pearcy
C+
936 students

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Hot Springs School DistrictHot Springs
$16,230per student
Lakeside School DistrictHot Springs
$12,251per 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.