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C+

Waldron School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Waldron.

Waldron’s School Grade C+ better than 42% of Arkansas school districts

Students
1,493
Schools
4
Spent per student
$14,367
AR $13,585
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
71%
Debt
$9.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Waldron School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 42% of Arkansas districts
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Spends 6% more per student than the AR average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Debt of $9.3M, about $6,261 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 42% 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 town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Waldron. Grade by grade →

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

Test scores vs. AR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency28%
State average 38.3% · 876 students tested
Reading / language arts32%
State average 39.9% · 876 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 89.9% · 102 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
$14,367 per student · 6% above AR
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 37%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 10%State 72%Federal 18%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,540’20
1,539’21
1,576’22
1,387’23
1,493’24

Down 3.1% since 2020–21.

Students
White 76%Hispanic 15%Two or more races 4%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Asian 2%Black <1%

Schools in the district

4 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.