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Schools in Powhatan

Powhatan’s public schools

Lawrence County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Powhatan. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools above Arkansas’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Arkansas’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
31%
2021–22
Math proficiency
30%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.3K
▼ 10% vs AR $13.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.5
AR 12.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,067 students on the public path
In brief

Powhatan’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Powhatan’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Arkansas’s 944 public schools. Walnut Ridge High School places highest (better than 26%); Walnut Ridge Elementary School lowest (20%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Powhatan, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Walnut Ridge Elementary Schoolin Walnut RidgeC−
7–12Walnut Ridge High Schoolin Walnut RidgeC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Lawrence County School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Lawrence County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 1,067 students, up 9% since 2020–21 · 10.5 per teacher (AR 12.4)
$12,268AR $13,585 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading31%
State average 39.9% · 595 students tested
Math30%
State average 38.3% · 595 students tested

Powhatan vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Arkansas towns that share Powhatan’s borders.

Schools next door
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Powhatan—Lawrence County

Every school in Powhatan

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Arkansas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Powhatanin other towns
Walnut Ridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Walnut Ridge
C−
630 students16:1Rate it →
Walnut Ridge High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Walnut Ridge
C
437 students7:1Rate it →

Questions about Powhatan’s schools

Are Powhatan’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Powhatan. Lawrence County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Powhatan. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Arkansas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Powhatan in?

Lawrence County School District.

Where do Powhatan kids go to high school?

Walnut Ridge High School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.