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C+

Warren School District

Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Warren and Banks.

Warren’s School Grade C+ better than 37% of Arkansas school districts

Students
1,440
Schools
4
Spent per student
$15,171
AR $13,585
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
95%
Debt
$24.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Warren School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 37% of Arkansas districts
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Spends 12% more per student than the AR average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 5.8% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $24.7M, about $17,160 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 37% 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 towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Warren. Grade by grade →

K–3Warren Elementary SchoolThis district
6–8Warren Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Warren High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. AR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency29%
State average 38.3% · 920 students tested
Reading / language arts26%
State average 39.9% · 922 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 89.9% · 117 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
$15,171 per student · 12% above AR
Spending
Classroom instruction 52%Support & administration 41%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 31%State 58%Federal 10%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,529’20
1,462’21
1,424’22
1,419’23
1,440’24

Down 5.8% since 2020–21.

Students
Black 35%White 33%Hispanic 28%Two or more races 2%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <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.

Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.

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.