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C

Lawrence County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns

Serves Walnut Ridge, Black Rock, Portia, Alicia and Powhatan.

Walnut Ridge’s School Grade C better than 30% of Arkansas school districts

Students
1,067
Schools
2
Spent per student
$12,268
AR $13,585
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
58%
Debt
$7.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Lawrence County School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 30% of Arkansas districts
  • Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 5 pts above the state
  • Spends 10% less per student than the AR average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 9.3% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $7.1M, about $6,617 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 30% 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
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
CWalnut Ridge 5,478Black Rock 697Portia 515Alicia 136Powhatan 100

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Walnut Ridge. Grade by grade →

PK–6Walnut Ridge Elementary SchoolThis district
7–12Walnut Ridge High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. AR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency30%
State average 38.3% · 595 students tested
Reading / language arts31%
State average 39.9% · 595 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 89.9% · 56 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
$12,268 per student · 10% below AR
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 37%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 14%State 74%Federal 12%

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

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

Enrollment over time
976’20
1,019’21
1,042’22
1,023’23
1,067’24

Up 9.3% since 2020–21.

Students
White 87%Hispanic 6%Two or more races 5%Black 1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <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.

Walnut Ridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Walnut Ridge
C−
630 students16:1
Walnut Ridge High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Walnut Ridge
C
437 students7:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Hoxie School DistrictHoxie
$12,350per 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.