Cabot Public Schools

Listed by NCES as Cabot School District (district ID 0503750)

Public school district · Lonoke County · Arkansas · NCES district ID 0503750

Cabot Public Schools spent $10,792 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 74% of the other Arkansas districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $11,785). Its 16 schools enrolled 10,644 students in 2024-25; 57.1% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $11,648 per student, up 7.9% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90% (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's largest districts

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. Among the 10 districts shown, Cabot Public Schools ranks 9.

Current spending per student, largest Arkansas districts, FY23Little Rock $15,959; Pulaski Co. Spec. School Dist. $13,934; Fayetteville $13,085; Fort Smith $12,459; Bentonville School District 6 $12,377; Springdale $12,146; Conway $11,689; Rogers $11,519; Cabot Public Schools $10,792; Bryant $10,006; State median, 1,000+ students $11,785.8k10k12k14k16k18kLittle Rock$15,959Pulaski Co. Spec. School Dist.$13,934Fayetteville$13,085Fort Smith$12,459Bentonville School District 6$12,377Springdale$12,146Conway$11,689Rogers$11,519Cabot Public Schools$10,792Bryant$10,006State median, 1,000+ students $11,785
Current spending per student, largest Arkansas districts, FY23Little Rock $15,959; Pulaski Co. Spec. School Dist. $13,934; Fayetteville $13,085; Fort Smith $12,459; Bentonville School District 6 $12,377; Springdale $12,146; Conway $11,689; Rogers $11,519; Cabot Public Schools $10,792; Bryant $10,006; State median, 1,000+ students $11,785.8k10k12k14k16k18kLittle Rock$15,959Pulaski Co. Spec. School Dist.$13,934Fayetteville$13,085Fort Smith$12,459Bentonville School District 6$12,377Springdale$12,146Conway$11,689Rogers$11,519Cabot Public Schools$10,792Bryant$10,006State median, 1,000+ students $11,785
Current spending per student, largest Arkansas districts, FY23Little Rock $15,959; Pulaski Co. Spec. School Dist. $13,934; Fayetteville $13,085; Fort Smith $12,459; Bentonville School District 6 $12,377; Springdale $12,146; Conway $11,689; Rogers $11,519; Cabot Public Schools $10,792; Bryant $10,006; State median, 1,000+ students $11,785.8k12k16k18kLittle Rock$15,959Pulaski Co. Spec. School Dist.$13,934Fayetteville$13,085Fort Smith$12,459Bentonville School District 6$12,377Springdale$12,146Conway$11,689Rogers$11,519Cabot Public Schools$10,792Bryant$10,006State median, 1,000+ students $11,785
Current spending per student, largest Arkansas districts, FY23Little Rock $15,959; Pulaski Co. Spec. School Dist. $13,934; Fayetteville $13,085; Fort Smith $12,459; Bentonville School District 6 $12,377; Springdale $12,146; Conway $11,689; Rogers $11,519; Cabot Public Schools $10,792; Bryant $10,006; State median, 1,000+ students $11,785.8k12k16k18kLittle Rock$15,959Pulaski Co. Spec. School Dist.$13,934Fayetteville$13,085Fort Smith$12,459Bentonville School District 6$12,377Springdale$12,146Conway$11,689Rogers$11,519Cabot Public Schools$10,792Bryant$10,006State median, 1,000+ students $11,785

Where the money came from

$124,299,000 in revenue: 57.1% state, 31.0% local and 11.9% federal. Total spending including $9,035,000 of capital outlay was $126,407,000, or $11,818 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Cabot Public Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $71,018,000; Local $38,475,000; Federal $14,806,000; total $124,299,000.
  • State$71,018,000 57%
  • Local$38,475,000 31%
  • Federal$14,806,000 12%

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 123 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25

10,696 students in 2022-23, 10,635 students in 2023-24, 10,644 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Cabot Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 10,696, 2023-24: 10,635, 2024-25: 10,64405k10k15k2022-2310,6962023-2410,6352024-2510,644
Cabot Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 10,696, 2023-24: 10,635, 2024-25: 10,64405k10k15k2022-2310,6962023-2410,6352024-2510,644
Cabot Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 10,696, 2023-24: 10,635, 2024-25: 10,64405k10k15k2022-2310,6962023-2410,6352024-2510,644
Cabot Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 10,696, 2023-24: 10,635, 2024-25: 10,64405k10k15k2022-2310,6962023-2410,6352024-2510,644

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2310,696685.415.6
2023-2410,635687.915.5
2024-2510,644667.515.9

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

$39,413,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,685 per student

Cabot Public Schools booked $39,413,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 685 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $57,508 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 96 in 100 Arkansas districts with a figure (state median $42,781, 205 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Arkansas teacher salary at $52,486 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$27,085,00068.7%
Special education$6,891,00017.5%
Vocational$1,520,0003.9%
Other programs$3,917,0009.9%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,308 in 2018-19, $3,337 in 2019-20, $3,417 in 2020-21, $3,505 in 2021-22, $3,685 in 2022-23.

Cabot Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,308, 2019-20: $3,337, 2020-21: $3,417, 2021-22: $3,505, 2022-23: $3,68501k2k3k4k2018-19$3,3082019-20$3,3372020-21$3,4172021-22$3,5052022-23$3,685
Cabot Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,308, 2019-20: $3,337, 2020-21: $3,417, 2021-22: $3,505, 2022-23: $3,68501k2k3k4k2018-19$3,3082019-20$3,3372020-21$3,4172021-22$3,5052022-23$3,685
Cabot Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,308, 2019-20: $3,337, 2020-21: $3,417, 2021-22: $3,505, 2022-23: $3,68501k2k3k4k2018-19$3,3082019-20$3,3372020-21$3,4172021-22$3,5052022-23$3,685
Cabot Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,308, 2019-20: $3,337, 2020-21: $3,417, 2021-22: $3,505, 2022-23: $3,68501k2k3k4k2018-19$3,3082019-20$3,3372020-21$3,4172021-22$3,5052022-23$3,685

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Cabot Public Schools scored proficient or above: 48% in reading and 51% 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%6,441
Math51%38.3%6,440

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% of the 788 students in Cabot 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%89.9%
Students in the class78835,156

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.

9 elementary schools, 4,135 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Southside Elementary School55117.427.9%Not Title I
Eastside Elementary School55015.922.7%Not Title I
Ward Central Elementary52016.048.3%Schoolwide program
Mountain Springs Elementary School49415.824.9%Not Title I
Stagecoach Elementary School48115.830.1%Eligible, no program
Westside Elementary School42413.944.8%Schoolwide program
Central Elementary School39414.446.7%Schoolwide program
Northside Elementary School37013.336.2%Schoolwide program
Magness Creek Elementary35112.729.1%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.

4 middle schools, 3,194 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Cabot Junior High North92017.129.9%Eligible, no program
Cabot Middle School North82817.130.8%Eligible, no program
Cabot Middle School South74717.233.7%Targeted program
Cabot Junior High South69915.332.6%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.

3 high schools, 3,315 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Cabot High School2,17017.626.7%Not Title I
Cabot Freshman Academy82716.531.9%Eligible, no program
Cabot Panther Academy31810.740.3%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 Cabot 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 Cabot Public Schools

  1. Arkansas districts by spending per studentCabot Public Schools ranks 91 of 123 Arkansas districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($10,792).#91 of 123
  2. Every school district in ArkansasCabot Public Schools is the number 7 by size of 259 Arkansas districts, with 10,696 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#7 of 259
  3. Pulaski Co. Spec. School Dist.The next larger Arkansas district: 12,244 students in fall 2022, $13,934 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,934
  4. Fayetteville School DistrictThe next smaller Arkansas district: 10,560 students in fall 2022, $13,085 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,085
  5. Compare Cabot Public Schools with Pulaski Co. Spec. School Dist.Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Cabot High School, its largest high school2,170 students in 2024-25, 17.6 per teacher.2,170
  7. Teacher salary spending across ArkansasCabot Public Schools spent $57,508 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $42,781); spending, not a salary.$57,508
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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 Cabot Public Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Cabot Public Schools?
    16 schools were open in 2024-25 (9 elementary, 4 middle, 3 high), enrolling 10,644 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Cabot Public Schools spend per student?
    $10,792 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 at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $11,785 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $11,648 per student, up 7.9% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Cabot Public Schools' money come from?
    $124,299,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 57.1% state, 31.0% local and 11.9% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Cabot Public Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 1,075 of the 10,826 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 9.9%, 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 much does Cabot Public Schools spend on teacher salaries?
    $39,413,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,685 per student. Divided by the 685 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $57,508 per teacher, more than 96 in 100 Arkansas districts (state median $42,781). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Arkansas teacher salary at $52,486 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Cabot Public Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Cabot Public Schools scored proficient or above: 48% in reading and 51% 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.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Cabot Public Schools?
    90% of the 788 students in Cabot 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.
  8. What is Cabot Public Schools' NCES district ID?
    0503750. 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
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.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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