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C

Rector School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Rector and Greenway.

Rector’s School Grade C better than 25% of Arkansas school districts

Students
625
Schools
2
Spent per student
$15,520
AR $13,585
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
70%
Debt
$2.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Rector School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 25% of Arkansas districts
  • Reading proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 5 pts above the state
  • Spends 14% more per student than the AR average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Debt of $2.5M, about $4,000 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 25% 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
CRector 1,789Greenway 171

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Rector. Grade by grade →

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

Test scores vs. AR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency35%
State average 38.3% · 300 students tested
Reading / language arts22%
State average 39.9% · 300 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 89.9% · 40 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
$15,520 per student · 14% above AR
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 36%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 15%State 70%Federal 16%

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

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

Enrollment over time
630’20
626’21
616’22
565’23
625’24

About steady since 2020–21.

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

Rector Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Rector
C+
389 students18:1
Rector High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Rector
C
236 students9:1

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.