Armorel Public Schools

Listed by NCES as Armorel School District (district ID 0502550)

Public school district · Mississippi County · Arkansas · NCES district ID 0502550

Armorel Public Schools spent $13,623 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 56% of the other Arkansas districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $13,179). Its 2 schools enrolled 438 students in 2024-25; 5.6% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $17,357 per student, up 27.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90% or more (Arkansas: 89.9%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Arkansas districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Armorel Public Schools in enrollment (387 to 442 students) and Armorel Public Schools itself.

Current spending per student, Arkansas districts closest in size to Armorel Public Schools, FY23Earle $19,830; Scholarmade Achievement Place $16,426; Hillcrest $14,991; Mulberry/Pleasant View Bi-County School $14,898; Viola $14,610; Hermitage $14,217; Omaha $14,208; Armorel Public Schools $13,623; Nevada $13,019; Scranton $11,922; State median, under 1,000 students $13,179.10k15k20k25kEarle$19,830Scholarmade Achievement Place$16,426Hillcrest$14,991Mulberry/Pleasant View Bi…$14,898Viola$14,610Hermitage$14,217Omaha$14,208Armorel Public Schools$13,623Nevada$13,019Scranton$11,922State median, under 1,000 students $13,179
Current spending per student, Arkansas districts closest in size to Armorel Public Schools, FY23Earle $19,830; Scholarmade Achievement Place $16,426; Hillcrest $14,991; Mulberry/Pleasant View Bi-County School $14,898; Viola $14,610; Hermitage $14,217; Omaha $14,208; Armorel Public Schools $13,623; Nevada $13,019; Scranton $11,922; State median, under 1,000 students $13,179.10k15k20k25kEarle$19,830Scholarmade Achievement Place$16,426Hillcrest$14,991Mulberry/Pleasant View Bi-Coun…$14,898Viola$14,610Hermitage$14,217Omaha$14,208Armorel Public Schools$13,623Nevada$13,019Scranton$11,922State median, under 1,000 students $13,179
Current spending per student, Arkansas districts closest in size to Armorel Public Schools, FY23Earle $19,830; Scholarmade Achievement Place $16,426; Hillcrest $14,991; Mulberry/Pleasant View Bi-County School $14,898; Viola $14,610; Hermitage $14,217; Omaha $14,208; Armorel Public Schools $13,623; Nevada $13,019; Scranton $11,922; State median, under 1,000 students $13,179.10k15k20k25kEarle$19,830Scholarmade Achievement Place$16,426Hillcrest$14,991Mulberry/Pleasant View Bi-County School$14,898Viola$14,610Hermitage$14,217Omaha$14,208Armorel Public Schools$13,623Nevada$13,019Scranton$11,922State median, under 1,000 students $13,179
Current spending per student, Arkansas districts closest in size to Armorel Public Schools, FY23Earle $19,830; Scholarmade Achievement Place $16,426; Hillcrest $14,991; Mulberry/Pleasant View Bi-County School $14,898; Viola $14,610; Hermitage $14,217; Omaha $14,208; Armorel Public Schools $13,623; Nevada $13,019; Scranton $11,922; State median, under 1,000 students $13,179.10k15k20k25kEarle$19,830Scholarmade Achievement Place$16,426Hillcrest$14,991Mulberry/Pleasant View Bi-County S…$14,898Viola$14,610Hermitage$14,217Omaha$14,208Armorel Public Schools$13,623Nevada$13,019Scranton$11,922State median, under 1,000 students $13,179

Where the money came from

$8,749,000 in revenue: 5.6% state, 90.0% local and 4.5% federal. Total spending including $269,000 of capital outlay was $6,125,000, or $14,724 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Armorel Public Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $488,000; Local $7,870,000; Federal $391,000; total $8,749,000.
  • State$488,000 6%
  • Local$7,870,000 90%
  • Federal$391,000 4%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 132 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

416 students in 2022-23, 395 students in 2023-24, 438 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Armorel Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 416, 2023-24: 395, 2024-25: 43802004006002022-234162023-243952024-25438
Armorel Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 416, 2023-24: 395, 2024-25: 43802004006002022-234162023-243952024-25438
Armorel Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 416, 2023-24: 395, 2024-25: 43802004006002022-234162023-243952024-25438
Armorel Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 416, 2023-24: 395, 2024-25: 43802004006002022-234162023-243952024-25438

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2341653.27.8
2023-2439551.77.6
2024-2543858.87.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Armorel Public Schools scored proficient or above: 48% in reading and 49% in math, against 39.9% in reading and 38.3% in math across Arkansas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Arkansas, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtArkansasStudents tested
Reading and language arts48%39.9%273
Math49%38.3%274

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

90% or more of the 31 students in Armorel Public Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 89.9% across Arkansas. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtArkansas
Four-year graduation rate90% or more89.9%
Students in the class3135,156

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

1 elementary school, 234 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Armorel Elementary School23413.347.0%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 high school, 204 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Armorel High School2044.942.6%Eligible, no program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Armorel Public Schools

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Armorel Public Schools

  1. Arkansas districts by spending per studentArmorel Public Schools ranks 58 of 132 Arkansas districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($13,623).#58 of 132
  2. Every school district in ArkansasArmorel Public Schools is the number 231 by size of 259 Arkansas districts, with 416 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#231 of 259
  3. Mulberry/Pleasant View Bi-County SchoolThe next larger Arkansas district: 431 students in fall 2022, $14,898 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,898
  4. Nevada School DistrictThe next smaller Arkansas district: 414 students in fall 2022, $13,019 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,019
  5. Compare Armorel Public Schools with Mulberry/Pleasant View Bi-County SchoolEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Armorel High School, its largest high school204 students in 2024-25, 4.9 per teacher.204
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Armorel Public Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Armorel Public Schools?
    2 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 high), enrolling 438 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Armorel Public Schools spend per student?
    $13,623 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Arkansas median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $13,179 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $17,357 per student, up 27.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Armorel Public Schools' money come from?
    $8,749,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 5.6% state, 90.0% local and 4.5% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Armorel Public Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 26 of the 285 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 9.1%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How do students in Armorel Public Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Armorel Public Schools scored proficient or above: 48% in reading and 49% in math, against 39.9% in reading and 38.3% in math across Arkansas. Arkansas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  6. What is the graduation rate in Armorel Public Schools?
    90% or more of the 31 students in Armorel Public Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 89.9% across Arkansas. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  7. What is Armorel Public Schools' NCES district ID?
    0502550. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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