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Viola School District

Public school districtGrades K–12

Serves Viola.

Viola’s Schools page →

Students
378
Schools
2
Spent per student
$16,841
AR $13,585
Students per teacher
6:1
Free or reduced lunch
74%
Debt
$3.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Viola School District

  • Its letter, A−: results better than 79% of Arkansas districts
  • Math proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Spends 24% more per student than the AR average
  • 6 students per teacher
  • Debt of $3.1M, about $8,148 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A−: better than 79% 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 above the state, 2021–22
B+
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Viola. Grade by grade →

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

Test scores vs. AR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency44%
State average 38.3% · 247 students tested
Reading / language arts44%
State average 39.9% · 247 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–100%
State average 89.9% · 21 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
$16,841 per student · 24% above AR
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 37%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 13%State 67%Federal 20%

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

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

Enrollment over time
383’20
381’21
387’22
371’23
378’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 98%Two or more races 1%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.

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.