Izard Co. Cons. School Dist.

Public school district · Izard County · Arkansas · NCES district ID 0500021

Izard Co. Cons. School Dist. spent $14,037 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 61% of the other Arkansas districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $13,179). Its 3 schools enrolled 697 students in 2024-25; 43.5% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $16,385 per student, up 16.7% 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 Izard Co. Cons. School Dist. in enrollment (636 to 661 students) and Izard Co. Cons. School Dist. itself.

Current spending per student, Arkansas districts closest in size to Izard Co. Cons. School Dist., FY23Cedar Ridge $17,231; Eureka Springs $15,415; Mountain Pine $15,075; Exalt Academy $14,605; Gurdon Public Schools $14,426; England $14,270; Izard Co. Cons. School Dist. $14,037; South Pike County $13,275; Mountainburg $12,486; Des Arc $11,189; State median, under 1,000 students $13,179.10k12k14k16k18kCedar Ridge$17,231Eureka Springs$15,415Mountain Pine$15,075Exalt Academy$14,605Gurdon Public Schools$14,426England$14,270Izard Co. Cons. School Dist.$14,037South Pike County$13,275Mountainburg$12,486Des Arc$11,189State median, under 1,000 students $13,179
Current spending per student, Arkansas districts closest in size to Izard Co. Cons. School Dist., FY23Cedar Ridge $17,231; Eureka Springs $15,415; Mountain Pine $15,075; Exalt Academy $14,605; Gurdon Public Schools $14,426; England $14,270; Izard Co. Cons. School Dist. $14,037; South Pike County $13,275; Mountainburg $12,486; Des Arc $11,189; State median, under 1,000 students $13,179.10k12k14k16k18kCedar Ridge$17,231Eureka Springs$15,415Mountain Pine$15,075Exalt Academy$14,605Gurdon Public Schools$14,426England$14,270Izard Co. Cons. School Dist.$14,037South Pike County$13,275Mountainburg$12,486Des Arc$11,189State median, under 1,000 students $13,179
Current spending per student, Arkansas districts closest in size to Izard Co. Cons. School Dist., FY23Cedar Ridge $17,231; Eureka Springs $15,415; Mountain Pine $15,075; Exalt Academy $14,605; Gurdon Public Schools $14,426; England $14,270; Izard Co. Cons. School Dist. $14,037; South Pike County $13,275; Mountainburg $12,486; Des Arc $11,189; State median, under 1,000 students $13,179.10k14k18kCedar Ridge$17,231Eureka Springs$15,415Mountain Pine$15,075Exalt Academy$14,605Gurdon Public Schools$14,426England$14,270Izard Co. Cons. School Dist.$14,037South Pike County$13,275Mountainburg$12,486Des Arc$11,189State median, under 1,000 students $13,179
Current spending per student, Arkansas districts closest in size to Izard Co. Cons. School Dist., FY23Cedar Ridge $17,231; Eureka Springs $15,415; Mountain Pine $15,075; Exalt Academy $14,605; Gurdon Public Schools $14,426; England $14,270; Izard Co. Cons. School Dist. $14,037; South Pike County $13,275; Mountainburg $12,486; Des Arc $11,189; State median, under 1,000 students $13,179.10k14k18kCedar Ridge$17,231Eureka Springs$15,415Mountain Pine$15,075Exalt Academy$14,605Gurdon Public Schools$14,426England$14,270Izard Co. Cons. School Dist.$14,037South Pike County$13,275Mountainburg$12,486Des Arc$11,189State median, under 1,000 students $13,179

Where the money came from

$11,371,000 in revenue: 43.5% state, 23.0% local and 33.5% federal. Total spending including $1,889,000 of capital outlay was $11,097,000, or $17,125 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Izard Co. Cons. School Dist. revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $4,946,000; Local $2,612,000; Federal $3,813,000; total $11,371,000.
  • State$4,946,000 43%
  • Local$2,612,000 23%
  • Federal$3,813,000 34%

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

648 students in 2022-23, 605 students in 2023-24, 697 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Izard Co. Cons. School Dist. enrollment by school year2022-23: 648, 2023-24: 605, 2024-25: 69702004006008002022-236482023-246052024-25697
Izard Co. Cons. School Dist. enrollment by school year2022-23: 648, 2023-24: 605, 2024-25: 69702004006008002022-236482023-246052024-25697
Izard Co. Cons. School Dist. enrollment by school year2022-23: 648, 2023-24: 605, 2024-25: 69702004006008002022-236482023-246052024-25697
Izard Co. Cons. School Dist. enrollment by school year2022-23: 648, 2023-24: 605, 2024-25: 69702004006008002022-236482023-246052024-25697

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2364883.07.8
2023-2460558.510.4
2024-2569760.211.6

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 Izard Co. Cons. School Dist. scored proficient or above: 33% in reading and 31% 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 arts33%39.9%348
Math31%38.3%351

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 49 students in Izard Co. Cons. School Dist.'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 class4935,156

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, 286 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Izard Co. Cons. Elementary School28615.299.0%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 middle school, 193 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Izard County Cons Middle School19314.898.4%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, 218 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Izard Co. Cons. High School2187.798.6%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 Izard Co. Cons. School Dist.

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 Izard Co. Cons. School Dist.

  1. Arkansas districts by spending per studentIzard Co. Cons. School Dist. ranks 52 of 132 Arkansas districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($14,037).#52 of 132
  2. Every school district in ArkansasIzard Co. Cons. School Dist. is the number 180 by size of 259 Arkansas districts, with 648 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#180 of 259
  3. South Pike County School DistrictThe next larger Arkansas district: 655 students in fall 2022, $13,275 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,275
  4. Gurdon Public SchoolsThe next smaller Arkansas district: 645 students in fall 2022, $14,426 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,426
  5. Compare Izard Co. Cons. School Dist. with South Pike County School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Izard Co. Cons. High School, its largest high school218 students in 2024-25, 7.7 per teacher.218
  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 Izard Co. Cons. School Dist.

  1. How many schools and students are in Izard Co. Cons. School Dist.?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 697 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Izard Co. Cons. School Dist. spend per student?
    $14,037 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 $16,385 per student, up 16.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Izard Co. Cons. School Dist.'s money come from?
    $11,371,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 43.5% state, 23.0% local and 33.5% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Izard Co. Cons. School Dist. live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 170 of the 713 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 23.8%, 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 Izard Co. Cons. School Dist. do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Izard Co. Cons. School Dist. scored proficient or above: 33% in reading and 31% 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 Izard Co. Cons. School Dist.?
    90% or more of the 49 students in Izard Co. Cons. School Dist.'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 Izard Co. Cons. School Dist.'s NCES district ID?
    0500021. 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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