Mineral Springs School District

Listed by NCES as Mineral Springs School Dist. (district ID 0509780)

Public school district · Howard County · Arkansas · NCES district ID 0509780

Mineral Springs School District spent $22,413 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 99% of the other Arkansas districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $13,179). Its 2 schools enrolled 401 students in 2024-25; 14.8% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $21,762 per student, down 2.9% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80% 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 Mineral Springs in enrollment (350 to 394 students) and Mineral Springs itself.

Current spending per student, Arkansas districts closest in size to Mineral Springs, FY23Mineral Springs $22,413; Augusta $18,989; Concord $16,504; Scholarmade Achievement Place $16,426; Deer/Mt. Judea $15,242; Viola $14,610; Calico Rock Public Schools $14,130; Lead Hill $14,077; Guy-Perkins $13,603; Graduate Arkansas School $4,785; State median, under 1,000 students $13,179.05k10k15k20k25kMineral Springs$22,413Augusta$18,989Concord$16,504Scholarmade Achievement Place$16,426Deer/Mt. Judea$15,242Viola$14,610Calico Rock Public Schools$14,130Lead Hill$14,077Guy-Perkins$13,603Graduate Arkansas School$4,785State median, under 1,000 students $13,179
Current spending per student, Arkansas districts closest in size to Mineral Springs, FY23Mineral Springs $22,413; Augusta $18,989; Concord $16,504; Scholarmade Achievement Place $16,426; Deer/Mt. Judea $15,242; Viola $14,610; Calico Rock Public Schools $14,130; Lead Hill $14,077; Guy-Perkins $13,603; Graduate Arkansas School $4,785; State median, under 1,000 students $13,179.05k10k15k20k25kMineral Springs$22,413Augusta$18,989Concord$16,504Scholarmade Achievement Place$16,426Deer/Mt. Judea$15,242Viola$14,610Calico Rock Public Schools$14,130Lead Hill$14,077Guy-Perkins$13,603Graduate Arkansas School$4,785State median, under 1,000 students $13,179
Current spending per student, Arkansas districts closest in size to Mineral Springs, FY23Mineral Springs $22,413; Augusta $18,989; Concord $16,504; Scholarmade Achievement Place $16,426; Deer/Mt. Judea $15,242; Viola $14,610; Calico Rock Public Schools $14,130; Lead Hill $14,077; Guy-Perkins $13,603; Graduate Arkansas School $4,785; State median, under 1,000 students $13,179.010k20k25kMineral Springs$22,413Augusta$18,989Concord$16,504Scholarmade Achievement Place$16,426Deer/Mt. Judea$15,242Viola$14,610Calico Rock Public Schools$14,130Lead Hill$14,077Guy-Perkins$13,603Graduate Arkansas School$4,785State median, under 1,000 students $13,179
Current spending per student, Arkansas districts closest in size to Mineral Springs, FY23Mineral Springs $22,413; Augusta $18,989; Concord $16,504; Scholarmade Achievement Place $16,426; Deer/Mt. Judea $15,242; Viola $14,610; Calico Rock Public Schools $14,130; Lead Hill $14,077; Guy-Perkins $13,603; Graduate Arkansas School $4,785; State median, under 1,000 students $13,179.010k20k25kMineral Springs$22,413Augusta$18,989Concord$16,504Scholarmade Achievement Place$16,426Deer/Mt. Judea$15,242Viola$14,610Calico Rock Public Schools$14,130Lead Hill$14,077Guy-Perkins$13,603Graduate Arkansas School$4,785State median, under 1,000 students $13,179

Where the money came from

$9,521,000 in revenue: 14.8% state, 71.1% local and 14.1% federal. Total spending including $367,000 of capital outlay was $9,297,000, or $24,792 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Mineral Springs School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $1,411,000; Local $6,772,000; Federal $1,338,000; total $9,521,000.
  • State$1,411,000 15%
  • Local$6,772,000 71%
  • Federal$1,338,000 14%

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

375 students in 2022-23, 395 students in 2023-24, 401 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Mineral Springs School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 375, 2023-24: 395, 2024-25: 40102004006002022-233752023-243952024-25401
Mineral Springs School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 375, 2023-24: 395, 2024-25: 40102004006002022-233752023-243952024-25401
Mineral Springs School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 375, 2023-24: 395, 2024-25: 40102004006002022-233752023-243952024-25401
Mineral Springs School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 375, 2023-24: 395, 2024-25: 40102004006002022-233752023-243952024-25401

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2337558.06.5
2023-2439558.16.8
2024-2540156.97.0

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 Mineral Springs School District scored proficient or above: 14% in reading and 13% 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 arts14%39.9%230
Math13%38.3%230

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% or more of the 19 students in Mineral Springs 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% or more89.9%
Students in the class1935,156

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, 204 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Mineral Springs Elementary School20410.070.1%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, 197 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Mineral Springs High School1975.471.6%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 Mineral Springs 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 Mineral Springs School District

  1. Arkansas districts by spending per studentMineral Springs School District ranks 2 of 132 Arkansas districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($22,413).#2 of 132
  2. Every school district in ArkansasMineral Springs School District is the number 239 by size of 259 Arkansas districts, with 375 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#239 of 259
  3. Lead Hill School DistrictThe next larger Arkansas district: 377 students in fall 2022, $14,077 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,077
  4. Concord School DistrictThe next smaller Arkansas district: 373 students in fall 2022, $16,504 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,504
  5. Compare Mineral Springs School District with Lead Hill School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Mineral Springs High School, its largest high school197 students in 2024-25, 5.4 per teacher.197
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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 Mineral Springs School District

  1. How many schools and students are in Mineral Springs School District?
    2 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 high), enrolling 401 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Mineral Springs School District spend per student?
    $22,413 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 $21,762 per student, down 2.9% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Mineral Springs School District's money come from?
    $9,521,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 14.8% state, 71.1% local and 14.1% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Mineral Springs School District live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 112 of the 562 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 19.9%, 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 do students in Mineral Springs School District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Mineral Springs School District scored proficient or above: 14% in reading and 13% 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 Mineral Springs School District?
    80% or more of the 19 students in Mineral Springs 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 Mineral Springs School District's NCES district ID?
    0509780. 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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