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West Fork School District

Public school districtGrades K–12

Serves West Fork.

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

Students
736
Schools
3
Spent per student
$14,581
AR $13,585
Students per teacher
6:1
Free or reduced lunch
42%
Debt
$4.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about West Fork School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 56% of Arkansas districts
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 8 pts above the state
  • Spends 7% more per student than the AR average
  • 6 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 24.6% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $4.8M, about $6,511 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 56% 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 well above the state, class of 2023
A−
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for West Fork. Grade by grade →

K–4West Fork Elementary SchoolThis district
5–8West Fork Middle SchoolThis district
9–12West Fork High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. AR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency28%
State average 38.3% · 528 students tested
Reading / language arts34%
State average 39.9% · 528 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 89.9% · 86 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
$14,581 per student · 7% above AR
Spending
Classroom instruction 53%Support & administration 41%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 15%State 74%Federal 11%

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

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

Enrollment over time
976’20
955’21
872’22
778’23
736’24

Down 24.6% since 2020–21.

Students
White 85%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 7%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Black <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

3 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.