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B−

Norfork Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Salesville, Norfork and Briarcliff.

Salesville’s Schools page →

Students
469
Schools
2
Spent per student
$14,859
AR $13,585
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
59%
Debt
$1.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Norfork Schools

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 45% of Arkansas districts
  • Graduation rate 5 pts above the state
  • Spends 9% more per student than the AR average
  • 9 students per teacher
  • Debt of $1.3M, about $2,823 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 45% 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 below the state, 2021–22
C+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
Salesville 524Norfork 482Briarcliff 260

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Salesville. Grade by grade →

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

Test scores vs. AR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency35%
State average 38.3% · 275 students tested
Reading / language arts35%
State average 39.9% · 275 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 89.9% · 31 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
$14,859 per student · 9% above AR
Spending
Classroom instruction 53%Support & administration 42%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 15%State 69%Federal 16%

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

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

Enrollment over time
473’20
466’21
470’22
454’23
469’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 97%Two or more races 2%Hispanic <1%Black <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.

Norfork Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Norfork
B+
273 students15:1
Norfork High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Norfork
B−
196 students6:1

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.