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B+

Cleveland County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Rison and Kingsland.

Rison’s Schools page →

Students
741
Schools
2
Spent per student
$13,771
AR $13,585
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
70%
Debt
$2.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Cleveland County School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 74% of Arkansas districts
  • Math proficiency 8 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 5 pts above the state
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 5.8% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $2.3M, about $3,039 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 74% 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 towns it serves, and their School Grades
Rison 917Kingsland 332

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Rison. Grade by grade →

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

Test scores vs. AR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency46%
State average 38.3% · 453 students tested
Reading / language arts40%
State average 39.9% · 452 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 89.9% · 43 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
$13,771 per student · 1% above AR
Spending
Classroom instruction 52%Support & administration 41%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 10%State 66%Federal 24%

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

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

Enrollment over time
787’20
778’21
739’22
689’23
741’24

Down 5.8% since 2020–21.

Students
White 71%Black 21%Asian 3%Two or more races 3%Hispanic 2%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.

Rison Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Rison
B
427 students15:1
Rison High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Rison
B−
314 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.