Earle School District

Public school district · Crittenden County · Arkansas · NCES district ID 0505550

Earle School District spent $19,830 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 98% of the other Arkansas districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $13,179). Its 2 schools enrolled 371 students in 2024-25; 38.5% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $16,705 per student, down 15.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80-89% (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 Earle in enrollment (414 to 450 students) and Earle itself.

Current spending per student, Arkansas districts closest in size to Earle, FY23Earle $19,830; Hillcrest $14,991; Mulberry/Pleasant View Bi-County School $14,898; Mount Ida $14,624; Hermitage $14,217; Blevins $14,200; Armorel Public Schools $13,623; Nevada $13,019; Scranton $11,922; Kirby Public Schools $10,929; State median, under 1,000 students $13,179.5k10k15k20k25kEarle$19,830Hillcrest$14,991Mulberry/Pleasant View Bi…$14,898Mount Ida$14,624Hermitage$14,217Blevins$14,200Armorel Public Schools$13,623Nevada$13,019Scranton$11,922Kirby Public Schools$10,929State median, under 1,000 students $13,179
Current spending per student, Arkansas districts closest in size to Earle, FY23Earle $19,830; Hillcrest $14,991; Mulberry/Pleasant View Bi-County School $14,898; Mount Ida $14,624; Hermitage $14,217; Blevins $14,200; Armorel Public Schools $13,623; Nevada $13,019; Scranton $11,922; Kirby Public Schools $10,929; State median, under 1,000 students $13,179.5k10k15k20k25kEarle$19,830Hillcrest$14,991Mulberry/Pleasant View Bi-Coun…$14,898Mount Ida$14,624Hermitage$14,217Blevins$14,200Armorel Public Schools$13,623Nevada$13,019Scranton$11,922Kirby Public Schools$10,929State median, under 1,000 students $13,179
Current spending per student, Arkansas districts closest in size to Earle, FY23Earle $19,830; Hillcrest $14,991; Mulberry/Pleasant View Bi-County School $14,898; Mount Ida $14,624; Hermitage $14,217; Blevins $14,200; Armorel Public Schools $13,623; Nevada $13,019; Scranton $11,922; Kirby Public Schools $10,929; State median, under 1,000 students $13,179.5k15k25kEarle$19,830Hillcrest$14,991Mulberry/Pleasant View Bi-County School$14,898Mount Ida$14,624Hermitage$14,217Blevins$14,200Armorel Public Schools$13,623Nevada$13,019Scranton$11,922Kirby Public Schools$10,929State median, under 1,000 students $13,179
Current spending per student, Arkansas districts closest in size to Earle, FY23Earle $19,830; Hillcrest $14,991; Mulberry/Pleasant View Bi-County School $14,898; Mount Ida $14,624; Hermitage $14,217; Blevins $14,200; Armorel Public Schools $13,623; Nevada $13,019; Scranton $11,922; Kirby Public Schools $10,929; State median, under 1,000 students $13,179.5k15k25kEarle$19,830Hillcrest$14,991Mulberry/Pleasant View Bi-County S…$14,898Mount Ida$14,624Hermitage$14,217Blevins$14,200Armorel Public Schools$13,623Nevada$13,019Scranton$11,922Kirby Public Schools$10,929State median, under 1,000 students $13,179

Where the money came from

$9,167,000 in revenue: 38.5% state, 23.5% local and 38.0% federal. Total spending including $116,000 of capital outlay was $9,134,000, or $20,998 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Earle School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $3,530,000; Local $2,157,000; Federal $3,480,000; total $9,167,000.
  • State$3,530,000 39%
  • Local$2,157,000 24%
  • Federal$3,480,000 38%

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 fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

435 students in 2022-23, 386 students in 2023-24, 371 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Earle School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 435, 2023-24: 386, 2024-25: 37102004006002022-234352023-243862024-25371
Earle School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 435, 2023-24: 386, 2024-25: 37102004006002022-234352023-243862024-25371
Earle School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 435, 2023-24: 386, 2024-25: 37102004006002022-234352023-243862024-25371
Earle School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 435, 2023-24: 386, 2024-25: 37102004006002022-234352023-243862024-25371

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2343563.56.9
2023-2438644.08.8
2024-2537160.26.2

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 Earle School District scored proficient or above: 11% in reading and 8% 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 arts11%39.9%238
Math8%38.3%245

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

80-89% of the 47 students in Earle 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 rate80‑89%89.9%
Students in the class4735,156

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, 195 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Earle Elementary School19513.299.0%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, 176 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Earle High School1763.9100.0%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.

Contact Earle 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 Earle School District

  1. Arkansas districts by spending per studentEarle School District ranks 4 of 132 Arkansas districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($19,830).#4 of 132
  2. Every school district in ArkansasEarle School District is the number 228 by size of 259 Arkansas districts, with 435 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#228 of 259
  3. Scranton School DistrictThe next larger Arkansas district: 437 students in fall 2022, $11,922 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,922
  4. Hillcrest School DistrictThe next smaller Arkansas district: 434 students in fall 2022, $14,991 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,991
  5. Compare Earle School District with Scranton School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Earle High School, its largest high school176 students in 2024-25, 3.9 per teacher.176
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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 Earle School District

  1. How many schools and students are in Earle School District?
    2 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 high), enrolling 371 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Earle School District spend per student?
    $19,830 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 $16,705 per student, down 15.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Earle School District's money come from?
    $9,167,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 38.5% state, 23.5% local and 38.0% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Earle School District live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 194 of the 454 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 42.7%, 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 Earle School District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Earle School District scored proficient or above: 11% in reading and 8% 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 Earle School District?
    80-89% of the 47 students in Earle 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.
  7. What is Earle School District's NCES district ID?
    0505550. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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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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