Alma Primary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Alma, Arkansas
Alma Primary School in Alma, Arkansas enrolled 704 students in 2024-25 with 39.5 full-time teachers, 17.8 students per teacher against the Arkansas elementary-school median of 16.0. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 10%
701 students in 2022-23, 664 students in 2023-24, 704 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 36.0 to 39.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 701 | 36.0 | 19.5 |
| 2023-24 | 664 | 36.8 | 18.0 |
| 2024-25 | 704 | 39.5 | 17.8 |
17.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 76 of every 100 Arkansas elementary schools
Among the 503 Arkansas elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.0; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 590 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Alma Primary School enrolled 737 students and had 1.3 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 4 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.3, one per 590 of the 737 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions4
- Chronically absent25.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
78.0% of students were White, 11.8% of two or more races, 6.3% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White78.0%
- Two or more races11.8%
- Hispanic6.3%
- American Indian1.7%
- Black1.3%
- Asian0.9%
- Pacific Islander0.1%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Alma
2 public elementary schools in Alma report 2024-25 enrollment; Alma Primary School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alma Primary School | 704 | 17.8 | 38.6% |
| Alma Intermediate School | 685 | 19.2 | 40.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Alma Primary School
- Alma Intermediate SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 2.3 miles away: 685 students, 19.2 per teacher (2024-25).2.3 mi
- James R. Tate Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 6.0 miles away: 459 students, 18.3 per teacher (2024-25).6.0 mi
- Compare Alma Primary School with Alma Intermediate SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Alma School District spends per student$11,279 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,279
- The largest public schools in ArkansasAlma Primary School is the number 33 by size of 504 Arkansas elementary schools open in 2024-25.#33 of 504
- Arkansas schools by students per teacher17.8 students per teacher here against the Arkansas median of 16.0 for elementary schools.17.8:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Alma Primary School
How many students attend Alma Primary School?
704 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 701 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Alma, AR.What is the student-teacher ratio at Alma Primary School?
17.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Arkansas median for elementary schools is 16.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Alma Primary School a Title I school?
Alma Primary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Alma Primary School in?
Alma School District, NCES district ID 0502250. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 050225001350 are the district's.
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
- 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: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.