Enrollment
417
Arkansas · 2024-25 NCES data
2024-25 NCES data Elementary school (grades K-5) NCES 051170000401
Pottsville Middle Grade — Pottsville, AR
Federal NCES profile for Pottsville Middle Grade, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators — Resource Investment Index 46/100.
👥 Class size 40
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 17
📋 Attendance 59
How this works: Each indicator above is scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC data, then averaged into the Resource Investment Index. This measures resource allocation — staffing, programs, and support services — not standardized test scores or academic outcomes. Full methodology →
School address
District: Pottsville School District · Arkansas
Public location data per NCES (National Center for Education Statistics) Common Core of Data. Verify the school's current address on the NCES CCD record.
Teachers (FTE)
27.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
15.1:1
vs 13.6:1 Arkansas avg
+11% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
29.5%
vs 59.2% Arkansas avg
-50% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Pottsville Middle Grade compares with Arkansas and U.S. medians
The federal record — no proprietary index, no editorial formula.
PlainSchools publishes the actual federal measurements — enrollment, staffing, demographics, discipline, and finance — straight from the NCES Common Core of Data, CRDC, and F-33 surveys. No composite rating, no opinion-based score on top. You get the same raw numbers researchers and policymakers use, with benchmarks, spending context, and equity indicators computed from the same federal datasets. Full methodology linked below.
What this school's NCES data tells you
Pottsville Middle Grade reports 417 enrolled students to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) alongside 27.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, producing a 15.1:1 student-teacher ratio. That figure sits 11% above the Arkansas state mean of 13.6:1, signalling larger average class loads than peers in the same state. Against the national 2024-25 average of 15.9:1, it is 5% lower, a useful calibration for families comparing districts across state lines.
Title I and federal lunch eligibility offer another window into the student body: 29.5% of pupils qualify for free meals, a proxy for household income that federal programs use to direct funding. The free-lunch share is 50% below the Arkansas average and 43% below the national baseline. Counselor coverage works out to roughly 417 students per counselor, above the ASCA-recommended ceiling of 250:1. Chronic absenteeism — missing 10% or more of school days — stands at 16.5% according to the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.
On the finance side, the surrounding Pottsville School District spends $10,986 per pupil district-wide, below the Arkansas average of $14,269 and below the national average of $19,490. Revenue comes 24.7% from local sources (property taxes), 59.5% from the state, and 15.8% from federal programs per the NCES F-33 finance survey. Taken together, these measurements produce a Resource Investment Index of 46/100 (D), calculated from 4 distinct NCES and CRDC indicators measuring resource allocation rather than academic outcomes.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Pottsville Middle Grade compares
Cross-validating school-level NCES values against Arkansas state and U.S. national means lets readers see whether this school is an outlier or in line with peers.
| Metric | This school | vs Arkansas | Arkansas avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 15.1:1 | ▲ 11% | 13.6:1 | 15.9:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 29.5% | ▼ 50% | 59.2% | 51.8% |
| Enrollment | 417 | top 54% | — | — |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
What the federal data reveals about equity at this school
Federal measurements — not ratings — surface the resource and opportunity picture. Below are the indicators that researchers, civil-rights monitors, and funding formulas use to assess equity.
Economic need
29.5%
free-lunch eligible
— 50% below the Arkansas average of 59.2%
Below the 40% Title I threshold — federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
15.1:1
students per teacher
— 11% above state mean
Top 60% in Arkansas — lower ratio than 40% of state schools
Between 15:1 and 20:1 — in line with the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
16.5%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Between 10–20% — above the pre-pandemic baseline of ~15% nationally but within the current U.S. range.
Funding equity
$10,986
per pupil, district-wide
— below Arkansas avg of $14,269
Below the U.S. average per-pupil spend — funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 417 students — the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
5
in-school suspensions + 2 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.2 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.7 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
Enrollment 417 Top 54% in Arkansas — larger than 46% of 1,069 state schools
Teachers (FTE) 27.0
Students per teacher 15.1:1 +11% vs state
Free-lunch eligible 29.5% -50% vs state
NCES ID 051170000401
Student demographics
White 87.3%
Hispanic or Latino 11.0%
African American 0.7%
Asian 0.7%
Two or More 0.2%
Largest group: White at 87.3% of enrollment.
Programs & staff
Gifted & talented Yes
Counselors (FTE) 1.0
Students per counselor 417:1
Discipline & special education
Chronically absent 16.5%
In-school suspensions 5
Out-of-school suspensions 2
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Pottsville School District, which includes Pottsville Middle Grade.
$10,986
Per student
-23%
vs Arkansas
Avg $14,269
-44%
vs U.S.
Avg $19,490
Revenue mix
Local 24.7%
State 59.5%
Federal 15.8%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 605
- Students per teacher
- 17.1:1
- Enrollment
- 412
- Students per teacher
- 13.5:1
- Enrollment
- 404
- Students per teacher
- 5.5:1
Educator & family resources
In-depth guides on understanding NCES data, school choice, and education funding.
Understanding NCES data
How CCD, CRDC and EDFacts feed every public-school number you see.
Choose a school district
Eight signals that matter more than the overall ranking number.
How schools are funded
Title I, F-33, state aid formulas and what per-pupil spending really means.
Chronic absenteeism
Why missing 10% of school matters and how it varies by district.
Magnet vs charter vs traditional
Three school types, three funding models, three sets of trade-offs.
School discipline data
What CRDC suspension and expulsion records do and don't reveal.
Frequently asked questions about Pottsville Middle Grade
How many students attend Pottsville Middle Grade?
Pottsville Middle Grade has 417 students enrolled. It is a elementary school in POTTSVILLE, AR.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pottsville Middle Grade?
The student-teacher ratio at Pottsville Middle Grade is 15.1:1, which is 11% higher than the Arkansas average of 13.6:1 and 5% lower than the national average of 15.9:1.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Pottsville Middle Grade?
29.5% of students at Pottsville Middle Grade are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Arkansas average of 59.2%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Pottsville Middle Grade?
The largest demographic group at Pottsville Middle Grade is White at 87.3%. The school serves a diverse student body in POTTSVILLE, AR.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Pottsville Middle Grade?
Pottsville Middle Grade has a Resource Investment Index of 46/100 (D) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. This index measures federal resource allocation — staffing levels, program availability, and support services — not standardized test scores or academic outcomes.