Marmaduke School District

Public school district · Greene County · Arkansas · NCES district ID 0500016

Marmaduke School District spent $11,619 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 76% of the other Arkansas districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $13,179). Its 2 schools enrolled 648 students in 2024-25; 48.0% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $14,927 per student, up 28.5% 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 Marmaduke in enrollment (694 to 739 students) and Marmaduke itself.

Current spending per student, Arkansas districts closest in size to Marmaduke, FY23Fordyce $16,770; Cedarville $14,782; Horatio $13,638; Magnet Cove $12,617; Buffalo is. Central Sch. Dist. $12,594; Cleveland County $12,406; Cotter Public Schools $12,023; Marmaduke $11,619; Junction City $11,302; Cross County $11,062; State median, under 1,000 students $13,179.7.5k10k12.5k15k17.5kFordyce$16,770Cedarville$14,782Horatio$13,638Magnet Cove$12,617Buffalo is. Central Sch. Dist.$12,594Cleveland County$12,406Cotter Public Schools$12,023Marmaduke$11,619Junction City$11,302Cross County$11,062State median, under 1,000 students $13,179
Current spending per student, Arkansas districts closest in size to Marmaduke, FY23Fordyce $16,770; Cedarville $14,782; Horatio $13,638; Magnet Cove $12,617; Buffalo is. Central Sch. Dist. $12,594; Cleveland County $12,406; Cotter Public Schools $12,023; Marmaduke $11,619; Junction City $11,302; Cross County $11,062; State median, under 1,000 students $13,179.7.5k10k12.5k15k17.5kFordyce$16,770Cedarville$14,782Horatio$13,638Magnet Cove$12,617Buffalo is. Central Sch. Dist.$12,594Cleveland County$12,406Cotter Public Schools$12,023Marmaduke$11,619Junction City$11,302Cross County$11,062State median, under 1,000 students $13,179
Current spending per student, Arkansas districts closest in size to Marmaduke, FY23Fordyce $16,770; Cedarville $14,782; Horatio $13,638; Magnet Cove $12,617; Buffalo is. Central Sch. Dist. $12,594; Cleveland County $12,406; Cotter Public Schools $12,023; Marmaduke $11,619; Junction City $11,302; Cross County $11,062; State median, under 1,000 students $13,179.7.5k12.5k17.5kFordyce$16,770Cedarville$14,782Horatio$13,638Magnet Cove$12,617Buffalo is. Central Sch. Dist.$12,594Cleveland County$12,406Cotter Public Schools$12,023Marmaduke$11,619Junction City$11,302Cross County$11,062State median, under 1,000 students $13,179
Current spending per student, Arkansas districts closest in size to Marmaduke, FY23Fordyce $16,770; Cedarville $14,782; Horatio $13,638; Magnet Cove $12,617; Buffalo is. Central Sch. Dist. $12,594; Cleveland County $12,406; Cotter Public Schools $12,023; Marmaduke $11,619; Junction City $11,302; Cross County $11,062; State median, under 1,000 students $13,179.7.5k12.5k17.5kFordyce$16,770Cedarville$14,782Horatio$13,638Magnet Cove$12,617Buffalo is. Central Sch. Dist.$12,594Cleveland County$12,406Cotter Public Schools$12,023Marmaduke$11,619Junction City$11,302Cross County$11,062State median, under 1,000 students $13,179

Where the money came from

$9,666,000 in revenue: 48.0% state, 32.2% local and 19.8% federal. Total spending including $533,000 of capital outlay was $9,328,000, or $13,010 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Marmaduke School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $4,642,000; Local $3,113,000; Federal $1,911,000; total $9,666,000.
  • State$4,642,000 48%
  • Local$3,113,000 32%
  • Federal$1,911,000 20%

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

717 students in 2022-23, 588 students in 2023-24, 648 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Marmaduke School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 717, 2023-24: 588, 2024-25: 64802004006008002022-237172023-245882024-25648
Marmaduke School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 717, 2023-24: 588, 2024-25: 64802004006008002022-237172023-245882024-25648
Marmaduke School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 717, 2023-24: 588, 2024-25: 64802004006008002022-237172023-245882024-25648
Marmaduke School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 717, 2023-24: 588, 2024-25: 64802004006008002022-237172023-245882024-25648

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2371792.17.8
2023-2458890.16.5
2024-2564884.57.7

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 Marmaduke School District scored proficient or above: 41% in reading and 42% 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 arts41%39.9%386
Math42%38.3%386

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 50 students in Marmaduke 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 class5035,156

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, 370 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Marmaduke Elementary School37016.948.4%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, 278 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Marmaduke High School2784.443.9%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.

Contact Marmaduke 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 Marmaduke School District

  1. Arkansas districts by spending per studentMarmaduke School District ranks 101 of 132 Arkansas districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($11,619).#101 of 132
  2. Every school district in ArkansasMarmaduke School District is the number 169 by size of 259 Arkansas districts, with 717 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#169 of 259
  3. Cedarville School DistrictThe next larger Arkansas district: 721 students in fall 2022, $14,782 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,782
  4. Junction City School DistrictThe next smaller Arkansas district: 702 students in fall 2022, $11,302 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,302
  5. Compare Marmaduke School District with Cedarville School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Marmaduke High School, its largest high school278 students in 2024-25, 4.4 per teacher.278
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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 Marmaduke School District

  1. How many schools and students are in Marmaduke School District?
    2 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 high), enrolling 648 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Marmaduke School District spend per student?
    $11,619 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 $14,927 per student, up 28.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Marmaduke School District's money come from?
    $9,666,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 48.0% state, 32.2% local and 19.8% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Marmaduke School District live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 93 of the 714 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 13.0%, 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 Marmaduke School District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Marmaduke School District scored proficient or above: 41% in reading and 42% 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 Marmaduke School District?
    90% or more of the 50 students in Marmaduke 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 Marmaduke School District's NCES district ID?
    0500016. 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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