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B−

Smackover-Norphlet School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Smackover, Norphlet, Calion and Louann.

Smackover’s School Grade B− better than 51% of Arkansas school districts

Students
1,208
Schools
3
Spent per student
$14,648
AR $13,585
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
53%
Debt
$7.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Smackover-Norphlet School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 51% of Arkansas districts
  • Math proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • Spends 8% more per student than the AR average
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 6.9% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $7.5M, about $6,238 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 51% 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+
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
B−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B−Smackover 1,584Norphlet 717Calion 409Louann 149

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Smackover. Grade by grade →

PK–4Smackover Elementary SchoolThis district
5–8Norphlet Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Smackover High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. AR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency32%
State average 38.3% · 620 students tested
Reading / language arts36%
State average 39.9% · 620 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 89.9% · 90 in the class

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
$14,648 per student · 8% above AR
Spending
Classroom instruction 54%Support & administration 42%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 17%State 71%Federal 12%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,130’20
1,128’21
1,161’22
1,069’23
1,208’24

Up 6.9% since 2020–21.

Students
White 77%Black 15%Hispanic 4%Two or more races 3%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <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.

Smackover Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Norphlet
A−
523 students18:1
Norphlet Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Norphlet
C+
338 students14:1
Smackover High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Norphlet
D
347 students5:1

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.