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Vilonia School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Vilonia.

Vilonia’s School Grade A better than 87% of Arkansas school districts

Students
2,963
Schools
6
Spent per student
$11,654
AR $13,585
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
47%
Debt
$19.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Vilonia School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 87% of Arkansas districts
  • Math proficiency 9 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 10 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 5 pts above the state
  • Spends 14% less per student than the AR average
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Debt of $19.2M, about $6,489 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 87% 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
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
AVilonia 4,894

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Vilonia. Grade by grade →

PK–3Vilonia Elementary SchoolThis district
7–8Vilonia Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Vilonia High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. AR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency47%
State average 38.3% · 1,834 students tested
Reading / language arts50%
State average 39.9% · 1,833 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95%
State average 89.9% · 257 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
$11,654 per student · 14% below AR
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 38%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 11%State 78%Federal 11%

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

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

Enrollment over time
3,017’20
3,060’21
3,053’22
2,921’23
2,963’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 90%Hispanic 6%Two or more races 2%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

6 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Arkansas’s other public schools.

Vilonia Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Vilonia
A−
579 students19:1
Vilonia Primary School
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Vilonia
B+
361 students17:1
Frank Mitchell Intermediate School
Middle · Grades 4–6 · Vilonia
A−
617 students18:1
Vilonia Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Vilonia
A−
451 students12:1
Vilonia High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Vilonia
B
886 students13:1
Vilonia Pathways Academy
High · Grades 9–12 · Vilonia
69 students12:1

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.