Oden Schools

Public school, kindergarten to grade 12 · Oden, Arkansas

Oden Schools in Oden, Arkansas enrolled 133 students in 2024-25 with 29.4 full-time teachers, 4.5 students per teacher against the Arkansas median of 15.5. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 30-34% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 30-34% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Arkansas: 39.9% and 38.9%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 50% or more (Arkansas: 89.9%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 19% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 20%

164 students in 2022-23, 148 students in 2023-24, 133 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 24.5 to 29.4.

Students enrolled at Oden Schools by school year2022-23: 164, 2023-24: 148, 2024-25: 1330501001502002022-231642023-241482024-25133
Students enrolled at Oden Schools by school year2022-23: 164, 2023-24: 148, 2024-25: 1330501001502002022-231642023-241482024-25133
Students enrolled at Oden Schools by school year2022-23: 164, 2023-24: 148, 2024-25: 1330501001502002022-231642023-241482024-25133
Students enrolled at Oden Schools by school year2022-23: 164, 2023-24: 148, 2024-25: 1330501001502002022-231642023-241482024-25133
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2316424.56.7
2023-2414827.95.3
2024-2513329.44.5

4.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 90 of every 100 Arkansas schools of this kind

Among the 21 Arkansas schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.5; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Arkansas other schools, 2024-2521 values from 3.4 to 39.2; Oden Schools 4.5; state median 15.5.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherOden Schools 4.5state median 15.5U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Arkansas other schools, 2024-2521 values from 3.4 to 39.2; Oden Schools 4.5; state median 15.5.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherOden Schools 4.5state median 15.5U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Arkansas other schools, 2024-2521 values from 3.4 to 39.2; Oden Schools 4.5; state median 15.5.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherOden Schools 4.5state median 15.5U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Arkansas other schools, 2024-2521 values from 3.4 to 39.2; Oden Schools 4.5; state median 15.5.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherOden Schools 4.5state median 15.5U.S. 13.8

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).

4 AP courses and one counselor per 344 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Oden Schools enrolled 172 students and had 0.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 7 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses4
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.5, one per 344 of the 172 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions7
  • Chronically absent34.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

82.0% of students were White, 7.5% of two or more races, 6.0% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White82.0%
  2. Two or more races7.5%
  3. Hispanic6.0%
  4. Asian4.5%

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.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Oden Schools scored proficient or above: 30-34% in reading in 2021-22 and 30-34% in math in 2022-23, against 39.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.9% in math in 2022-23 across Arkansas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Arkansas, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtArkansas
Reading and language arts, 2021-2230‑34%40%39.9%
Math, 2022-2330‑34%33% (2021-22)38.9%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

50% or more of the 11 students in Oden Schools'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 schoolIts districtArkansas
Four-year graduation rate50% or more90% or more89.9%
Students in the class115235,156

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

What to look at next about Oden Schools

  1. Polk County Virtual AcademyThe nearest public school of this kind, 25 miles away: 12 students (2024-25).25 mi
  2. Umpire K-12 SchoolThe next nearest public school of this kind, 28 miles away: 97 students, 3.8 per teacher (2024-25).28 mi
  3. Compare Oden Schools with Polk County Virtual AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Ouachita River School District spends per student$11,567 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,567
  5. The largest public schools in ArkansasOden Schools is the number 19 by size of 28 Arkansas schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#19 of 28
  6. Arkansas schools by students per teacher4.5 students per teacher here against the Arkansas median of 15.5 for schools of this kind.4.5:1
  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 Oden Schools

  1. How many students attend Oden Schools?
    133 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 164 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Oden, AR.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Oden Schools?
    4.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Arkansas median for schools of this kind is 15.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Oden Schools a Title I school?
    Oden Schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Oden Schools do on state tests?
    The students tested at Oden Schools scored proficient or above: 30-34% in reading in 2021-22 and 30-34% in math in 2022-23, against 39.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.9% in math in 2022-23 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 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Oden Schools?
    50% or more of the 11 students in Oden Schools's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 89.9% across Arkansas. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Oden Schools in?
    Ouachita River School District, NCES district ID 0500073. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 050007301642 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
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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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