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C−

Nevada School District

Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Rosston, Willisville, Bodcaw and Cale.

Rosston’s Schools page →

Students
426
Schools
2
Spent per student
$14,628
AR $13,585
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Debt
$1.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Nevada School District

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 18% of Arkansas districts
  • Math proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • Spends 8% more per student than the AR average
  • 9 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 8.7% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $1.4M, about $3,369 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 18% 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

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Rosston. Grade by grade →

K–6Nevada Elementary SchoolThis district
7–12Nevada High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. AR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency26%
State average 38.3% · 251 students tested
Reading / language arts24%
State average 39.9% · 251 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–100%
State average 89.9% · 20 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
$14,628 per student · 8% above AR
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 33%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 9%State 75%Federal 16%

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

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

Enrollment over time
392’20
374’21
414’22
433’23
426’24

Up 8.7% since 2020–21.

Students
White 61%Black 28%Two or more races 7%Hispanic 4%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.

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.