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Jackson County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns

Serves Tuckerman, Diaz, Swifton, Grubbs and Campbell Station.

Tuckerman’s School Grade A better than 93% of Arkansas school districts

Students
945
Schools
3
Spent per student
$14,038
AR $13,585
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
73%
Debt
$10.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Jackson County School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 93% of Arkansas districts
  • Math proficiency 21 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 5 pts above the state
  • 9 students per teacher
  • Debt of $10.7M, about $11,358 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 93% 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 above the state, 2021–22
A
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
ATuckerman 1,649B−Diaz 1,200Swifton 709Grubbs 299Campbell Station 218

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Tuckerman. Grade by grade →

PK–4Tuckerman Elementary SchoolThis district
5–7Swifton Middle SchoolThis district
8–12Tuckerman High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. AR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency59%
State average 38.3% · 479 students tested
Reading / language arts46%
State average 39.9% · 479 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 89.9% · 60 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
$14,038 per student · 3% above AR
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 35%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 12%State 76%Federal 12%

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

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

Enrollment over time
938’20
906’21
937’22
807’23
945’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 87%Black 6%Two or more races 4%Hispanic 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <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.

Tuckerman Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Tuckerman
A
468 students16:1
Swifton Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–7 · Tuckerman
A
189 students11:1
Tuckerman High School
High · Grades 8–12 · Tuckerman
A−
288 students5:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Newport School DistrictNewport
$14,683per student

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.