Lake Hamilton Primary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 1 · Pearcy, Arkansas
Lake Hamilton Primary School in Pearcy, Arkansas enrolled 619 students in 2024-25 with 34.8 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 fell 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 2%
666 students in 2022-23, 639 students in 2023-24, 619 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 35.5 to 34.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 666 | 35.5 | 18.8 |
| 2023-24 | 639 | 34.5 | 18.5 |
| 2024-25 | 619 | 34.8 | 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 335 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Lake Hamilton Primary School enrolled 669 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 335 of the 669 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions1
- Chronically absent23.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
71.2% of students were White, 15.3% Hispanic, 8.9% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White71.2%
- Hispanic15.3%
- Two or more races8.9%
- Black3.7%
- Asian0.8%
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 Pearcy
3 public elementary schools in Pearcy report 2024-25 enrollment; Lake Hamilton Primary School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Hamilton Primary School | 619 | 17.8 | 53.6% |
| Lake Hamilton Interm. School | 566 | 16.3 | 52.1% |
| Lake Hamilton Elementary School | 555 | 16.7 | 54.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Lake Hamilton Primary School
- Lake Hamilton Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.3 miles away: 555 students, 16.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.3 mi
- Lake Hamilton Interm. SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.3 miles away: 566 students, 16.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.3 mi
- Compare Lake Hamilton Primary School with Lake Hamilton Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Lake Hamilton School District spends per student$12,273 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,273
- The largest public schools in ArkansasLake Hamilton Primary School is the number 62 by size of 504 Arkansas elementary schools open in 2024-25.#62 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 Lake Hamilton Primary School
How many students attend Lake Hamilton Primary School?
619 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 666 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Pearcy, AR.What is the student-teacher ratio at Lake Hamilton 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 Lake Hamilton Primary School a Title I school?
Lake Hamilton Primary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Lake Hamilton Primary School in?
Lake Hamilton School District, NCES district ID 0508610. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 050861000572 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.