Central Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Forrest City, Arkansas
Central Elementary School in Forrest City, Arkansas enrolled 713 students in 2024-25 with 25.0 full-time teachers, 28.5 students per teacher against the Arkansas elementary-school median of 16.0. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 19%
725 students in 2022-23, 709 students in 2023-24, 713 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 31.0 to 25.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 725 | 31.0 | 23.4 |
| 2023-24 | 709 | 28.9 | 24.5 |
| 2024-25 | 713 | 25.0 | 28.5 |
28.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 100 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 459 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Central Elementary School enrolled 689 students and had 1.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.5, one per 459 of the 689 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent5.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
96.6% of students were Black, 2.8% White, 0.3% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- Black96.6%
- White2.8%
- Hispanic0.3%
- Asian0.3%
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 Forrest City
2 public elementary schools in Forrest City report 2024-25 enrollment; Central Elementary School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Elementary School | 713 | 28.5 | 100.0% |
| Stewart Elementary School | 400 | 18.2 | 100.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Central Elementary School
- Stewart Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.3 miles away: 400 students, 18.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
- Palestine-Wheatley Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 7.1 miles away: 448 students, 15.0 per teacher (2024-25).7.1 mi
- Compare Central Elementary School with Stewart Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Forrest City School District spends per student$14,410 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,410
- The largest public schools in ArkansasCentral Elementary School is the number 31 by size of 504 Arkansas elementary schools open in 2024-25.#31 of 504
- Arkansas schools by students per teacher28.5 students per teacher here against the Arkansas median of 16.0 for elementary schools.28.5:1
- 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 Central Elementary School
How many students attend Central Elementary School?
713 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 725 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Forrest City, AR.What is the student-teacher ratio at Central Elementary School?
28.5 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 Central Elementary School a Title I school?
Central Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Central Elementary School in?
Forrest City School District, NCES district ID 0506270. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 050627001425 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.