Dequeen Primary

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 2 · Dequeen, Arkansas

Dequeen Primary in Dequeen, Arkansas enrolled 555 students in 2024-25 with 38.6 full-time teachers, 14.4 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 fell 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 1%

576 students in 2022-23, 589 students in 2023-24, 555 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 39.1 to 38.6.

Students enrolled at Dequeen Primary by school year2022-23: 576, 2023-24: 589, 2024-25: 55502004006002022-235762023-245892024-25555
Students enrolled at Dequeen Primary by school year2022-23: 576, 2023-24: 589, 2024-25: 55502004006002022-235762023-245892024-25555
Students enrolled at Dequeen Primary by school year2022-23: 576, 2023-24: 589, 2024-25: 55502004006002022-235762023-245892024-25555
Students enrolled at Dequeen Primary by school year2022-23: 576, 2023-24: 589, 2024-25: 55502004006002022-235762023-245892024-25555
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2357639.114.7
2023-2458938.415.4
2024-2555538.614.4

14.4 students per teacher, a lower 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.

Students per teacher, Arkansas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 43.6; Dequeen Primary 14.4; state median 16.0.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherDequeen Primary 14.4state median 16.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arkansas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 43.6; Dequeen Primary 14.4; state median 16.0.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherDequeen Primary 14.4state median 16.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arkansas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 43.6; Dequeen Primary 14.4; state median 16.0.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherDequeen Primary 14.4state median 16.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arkansas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 43.6; Dequeen Primary 14.4; state median 16.0.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherDequeen Primary 14.4state median 16.0U.S. 14.6

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 587 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Dequeen Primary enrolled 587 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 7 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 587 of the 587 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions7
  • Chronically absent26.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

55.7% of students were Hispanic, 27.6% White, 5.8% Pacific Islander in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic55.7%
  2. White27.6%
  3. Pacific Islander5.8%
  4. Two or more races5.6%
  5. Black2.5%
  6. American Indian2.5%
  7. Asian0.4%

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 Dequeen

2 public elementary schools in Dequeen report 2024-25 enrollment; Dequeen Primary is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Dequeen Elementary School55816.464.5%
Dequeen Primary55514.462.2%

All public schools in Dequeen →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Dequeen Primary

  1. Dequeen Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, under 0.1 miles away: 558 students, 16.4 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
  2. Horatio Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 6.2 miles away: 313 students, 13.6 per teacher (2024-25).6.2 mi
  3. Compare Dequeen Primary with Dequeen Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Dequeen School District spends per student$12,490 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,490
  5. The largest public schools in ArkansasDequeen Primary is the number 107 by size of 504 Arkansas elementary schools open in 2024-25.#107 of 504
  6. Arkansas schools by students per teacher14.4 students per teacher here against the Arkansas median of 16.0 for elementary schools.14.4:1
  7. 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 Dequeen Primary

  1. How many students attend Dequeen Primary?
    555 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 576 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Dequeen, AR.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Dequeen Primary?
    14.4 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.
  3. Is Dequeen Primary a Title I school?
    Dequeen Primary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Dequeen Primary in?
    Dequeen School District, NCES district ID 0500049. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 050004900853 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.

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