Cleveland County School District
Listed by NCES as Cleveland County School Dist. (district ID 0500067)
Public school district · Cleveland County · Arkansas · NCES district ID 0500067
Cleveland County School District spent $12,406 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 63% of the other Arkansas districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $13,179). Its 2 schools enrolled 741 students in 2024-25; 45.9% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $13,771 per student, up 11.0% 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 Cleveland County in enrollment (717 to 767 students) and Cleveland County itself.
Where the money came from
$10,726,000 in revenue: 45.9% state, 27.2% local and 26.9% federal. Total spending including $468,000 of capital outlay was $10,996,000, or $14,880 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.
- State$4,922,000 46%
- Local$2,915,000 27%
- Federal$2,889,000 27%
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 held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25
739 students in 2022-23, 689 students in 2023-24, 741 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.
Teachers and students per teacher
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 739 | 68.7 | 10.8 |
| 2023-24 | 689 | 61.0 | 11.3 |
| 2024-25 | 741 | 61.4 | 12.1 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.
$2,758,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,732 per student
Cleveland County School District booked $2,758,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 69 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 $40,122 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 35 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).
| Program | Teacher salaries | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Regular programs | $1,939,000 | 70.3% |
| Special education | $329,000 | 11.9% |
| Vocational | $247,000 | 9.0% |
| Other programs | $243,000 | 8.8% |
Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23
The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $2,842 in 2018-19, $3,318 in 2019-20, $3,553 in 2020-21, $3,591 in 2021-22, $3,732 in 2022-23.
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 Cleveland County School District scored proficient or above: 40% in reading and 46% 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.
| Subject | This district | Arkansas | Students tested |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts | 40% | 39.9% | 452 |
| Math | 46% | 38.3% | 453 |
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 43 students in Cleveland County School District's 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.
| This district | Arkansas | |
|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 90% or more | 89.9% |
| Students in the class | 43 | 35,156 |
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, 427 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rison Elementary School | 427 | 15.1 | 59.5% | 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, 314 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rison High School | 314 | 9.5 | 44.3% | 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.
Contact Cleveland County School District
- Website: rison.k12.ar.us
- Phone: (870) 325-6344
- Office: 700 Main Street, Rison, AR 71665
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 Cleveland County School District
- Arkansas districts by spending per studentCleveland County School District ranks 84 of 132 Arkansas districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($12,406).#84 of 132
- Every school district in ArkansasCleveland County School District is the number 163 by size of 259 Arkansas districts, with 739 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#163 of 259
- Rose Bud School DistrictThe next larger Arkansas district: 752 students in fall 2022, $12,330 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,330
- Fordyce School DistrictThe next smaller Arkansas district: 732 students in fall 2022, $16,770 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,770
- Compare Cleveland County School District with Rose Bud School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
- Rison High School, its largest high school314 students in 2024-25, 9.5 per teacher.314
- Teacher salary spending across ArkansasCleveland County School District spent $40,122 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $42,781); spending, not a salary.$40,122
- 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 Cleveland County School District
How many schools and students are in Cleveland County School District?
2 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 high), enrolling 741 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.How much does Cleveland County School District spend per student?
$12,406 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 $13,771 per student, up 11.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).Where does Cleveland County School District's money come from?
$10,726,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 45.9% state, 27.2% local and 26.9% federal (NCES F-33).How many children in Cleveland County School District live in poverty?
The Census Bureau estimates that 133 of the 704 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 18.9%, 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.How much does Cleveland County School District spend on teacher salaries?
$2,758,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,732 per student. Divided by the 69 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $40,122 per teacher, more than 35 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).How do students in Cleveland County School District do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested in Cleveland County School District scored proficient or above: 40% in reading and 46% 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.What is the graduation rate in Cleveland County School District?
90% or more of the 43 students in Cleveland County School District's 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.What is Cleveland County School District's NCES district ID?
0500067. 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