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Quitman School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Quitman.

Quitman’s Schools page →

Students
950
Schools
3
Spent per student
$12,764
AR $13,585
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
50%
Debt
$11M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Quitman School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 69% of Arkansas districts
  • Graduation rate 5 pts above the state
  • Spends 6% less per student than the AR average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 27% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $11M, about $11,537 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 69% 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+
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Quitman. Grade by grade →

PK–5Quitman Elementary SchoolThis district
6–8Quitman Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Quitman High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. AR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency41%
State average 38.3% · 503 students tested
Reading / language arts43%
State average 39.9% · 501 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 89.9% · 55 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

97% 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
$12,764 per student · 6% below AR
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 34%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 18%State 71%Federal 11%

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

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

Enrollment over time
748’20
817’21
882’22
870’23
950’24

Up 27% since 2020–21.

Students
White 92%Hispanic 3%Black 2%Two or more races 2%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

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.