Des Arc School District

Public school district · Prairie County · Arkansas · NCES district ID 0505190

Des Arc School District spent $11,189 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 85% of the other Arkansas districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $13,179). Its 2 schools enrolled 658 students in 2024-25; 51.1% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $11,961 per student, up 6.9% 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 Des Arc in enrollment (626 to 648 students) and Des Arc itself.

Current spending per student, Arkansas districts closest in size to Des Arc, FY23Lee County $20,742; Cedar Ridge $17,231; Mountain Pine $15,075; Exalt Academy $14,605; Gurdon Public Schools $14,426; England $14,270; Izard Co. Cons. School Dist. $14,037; Johnson County Westside $13,181; Hector $13,144; Des Arc $11,189; State median, under 1,000 students $13,179.10k15k20k25kLee County$20,742Cedar Ridge$17,231Mountain Pine$15,075Exalt Academy$14,605Gurdon Public Schools$14,426England$14,270Izard Co. Cons. School Dist.$14,037Johnson County Westside$13,181Hector$13,144Des Arc$11,189State median, under 1,000 students $13,179
Current spending per student, Arkansas districts closest in size to Des Arc, FY23Lee County $20,742; Cedar Ridge $17,231; Mountain Pine $15,075; Exalt Academy $14,605; Gurdon Public Schools $14,426; England $14,270; Izard Co. Cons. School Dist. $14,037; Johnson County Westside $13,181; Hector $13,144; Des Arc $11,189; State median, under 1,000 students $13,179.10k15k20k25kLee County$20,742Cedar Ridge$17,231Mountain Pine$15,075Exalt Academy$14,605Gurdon Public Schools$14,426England$14,270Izard Co. Cons. School Dist.$14,037Johnson County Westside$13,181Hector$13,144Des Arc$11,189State median, under 1,000 students $13,179
Current spending per student, Arkansas districts closest in size to Des Arc, FY23Lee County $20,742; Cedar Ridge $17,231; Mountain Pine $15,075; Exalt Academy $14,605; Gurdon Public Schools $14,426; England $14,270; Izard Co. Cons. School Dist. $14,037; Johnson County Westside $13,181; Hector $13,144; Des Arc $11,189; State median, under 1,000 students $13,179.10k15k20k25kLee County$20,742Cedar Ridge$17,231Mountain Pine$15,075Exalt Academy$14,605Gurdon Public Schools$14,426England$14,270Izard Co. Cons. School Dist.$14,037Johnson County Westside$13,181Hector$13,144Des Arc$11,189State median, under 1,000 students $13,179
Current spending per student, Arkansas districts closest in size to Des Arc, FY23Lee County $20,742; Cedar Ridge $17,231; Mountain Pine $15,075; Exalt Academy $14,605; Gurdon Public Schools $14,426; England $14,270; Izard Co. Cons. School Dist. $14,037; Johnson County Westside $13,181; Hector $13,144; Des Arc $11,189; State median, under 1,000 students $13,179.10k15k20k25kLee County$20,742Cedar Ridge$17,231Mountain Pine$15,075Exalt Academy$14,605Gurdon Public Schools$14,426England$14,270Izard Co. Cons. School Dist.$14,037Johnson County Westside$13,181Hector$13,144Des Arc$11,189State median, under 1,000 students $13,179

Where the money came from

$8,389,000 in revenue: 51.1% state, 31.3% local and 17.6% federal. Total spending including $498,000 of capital outlay was $7,911,000, or $12,439 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Des Arc School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $4,289,000; Local $2,623,000; Federal $1,477,000; total $8,389,000.
  • State$4,289,000 51%
  • Local$2,623,000 31%
  • Federal$1,477,000 18%

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

636 students in 2022-23, 645 students in 2023-24, 658 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Des Arc School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 636, 2023-24: 645, 2024-25: 65802004006008002022-236362023-246452024-25658
Des Arc School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 636, 2023-24: 645, 2024-25: 65802004006008002022-236362023-246452024-25658
Des Arc School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 636, 2023-24: 645, 2024-25: 65802004006008002022-236362023-246452024-25658
Des Arc School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 636, 2023-24: 645, 2024-25: 65802004006008002022-236362023-246452024-25658

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2363643.114.8
2023-2464544.214.6
2024-2565847.213.9

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

$2,240,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,522 per student

Des Arc School District booked $2,240,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 43 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 $51,996 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 88 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$1,541,00068.8%
Special education$244,00010.9%
Vocational$149,0006.7%
Other programs$306,00013.7%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,136 in 2018-19, $3,360 in 2019-20, $3,549 in 2020-21, $3,874 in 2021-22, $3,522 in 2022-23.

Des Arc School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,136, 2019-20: $3,360, 2020-21: $3,549, 2021-22: $3,874, 2022-23: $3,52201k2k3k4k2018-19$3,1362019-20$3,3602020-21$3,5492021-22$3,8742022-23$3,522
Des Arc School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,136, 2019-20: $3,360, 2020-21: $3,549, 2021-22: $3,874, 2022-23: $3,52201k2k3k4k2018-19$3,1362019-20$3,3602020-21$3,5492021-22$3,8742022-23$3,522
Des Arc School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,136, 2019-20: $3,360, 2020-21: $3,549, 2021-22: $3,874, 2022-23: $3,52201k2k3k4k2018-19$3,1362019-20$3,3602020-21$3,5492021-22$3,8742022-23$3,522
Des Arc School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,136, 2019-20: $3,360, 2020-21: $3,549, 2021-22: $3,874, 2022-23: $3,52201k2k3k4k2018-19$3,1362019-20$3,3602020-21$3,5492021-22$3,8742022-23$3,522

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 Des Arc School District scored proficient or above: 60% in reading and 63% 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 arts60%39.9%350
Math63%38.3%350

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 52 students in Des Arc 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.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtArkansas
Four-year graduation rate90% or more89.9%
Students in the class5235,156

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, 379 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Des Arc Elementary School37915.649.9%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, 279 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Des Arc High School27912.247.7%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 Des Arc School District

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 Des Arc School District

  1. Arkansas districts by spending per studentDes Arc School District ranks 113 of 132 Arkansas districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($11,189).#113 of 132
  2. Every school district in ArkansasDes Arc School District is the number 186 by size of 259 Arkansas districts, with 636 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#186 of 259
  3. Exalt AcademyThe next larger Arkansas district: 638 students in fall 2022, $14,605 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,605
  4. Lee County School DistrictThe next smaller Arkansas district: 631 students in fall 2022, $20,742 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$20,742
  5. Compare Des Arc School District with Exalt AcademyEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Des Arc High School, its largest high school279 students in 2024-25, 12.2 per teacher.279
  7. Teacher salary spending across ArkansasDes Arc School District spent $51,996 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $42,781); spending, not a salary.$51,996
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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 Des Arc School District

  1. How many schools and students are in Des Arc School District?
    2 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 high), enrolling 658 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Des Arc School District spend per student?
    $11,189 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 $11,961 per student, up 6.9% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Des Arc School District's money come from?
    $8,389,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 51.1% state, 31.3% local and 17.6% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Des Arc School District live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 109 of the 576 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.
  5. How much does Des Arc School District spend on teacher salaries?
    $2,240,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,522 per student. Divided by the 43 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $51,996 per teacher, more than 88 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 Des Arc School District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Des Arc School District scored proficient or above: 60% in reading and 63% 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 Des Arc School District?
    90% or more of the 52 students in Des Arc 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.
  8. What is Des Arc School District's NCES district ID?
    0505190. 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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