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PARAGOULD SCHOOL DISTRICT

Paragould, Arkansas · Public School District · Open

Key statistics

3,166
Students enrolled
7
Public schools
229
Classroom teachers (FTE)
13.8:1
Students per teacher

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data. School year: 2024-25.

Students

By grade

  • Pre-K 140
  • Kindergarten 220
  • Grade 1 242
  • Grade 2 246
  • Grade 3 252
  • Grade 4 226
  • Grade 5 221
  • Grade 6 226
  • Grade 7 272
  • Grade 8 240
  • Grade 9 251
  • Grade 10 240
  • Grade 11 202
  • Grade 12 188

By race/ethnicity

  • White 74%
  • Hispanic/Latino 8%
  • Black or African American 7%
  • Two or more races 6%
  • Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 5%
  • Asian <1%
  • American Indian or Alaska Native <1%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (fall membership), school year 2024-25. Race/ethnicity as reported by the state.

Free and reduced-price lunch

100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch 3,166 of 3,166 students in the district's schools
  • Free lunch 100%
  • Reduced-price lunch 0%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, school year 2024-25. Eligibility as reported by the state. Schools that serve free meals to every student may count all of them as eligible, so figures are not comparable from state to state.

Spending and revenue

$12,760 spent per student on day-to-day operations Arkansas median: $13,778 per student

Spending per student

  • Instruction $7,298
  • Support services $4,550
  • Other (food service, etc.) $911

Where the money comes from

  • Local 31%
  • State 54%
  • Federal 15%

Total revenue $45.5 milliontotal spending $44.5 million

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, School District Finance Survey (F-33), school year 2023-24. Day-to-day spending is NCES's current expenditures: it leaves out construction, equipment, debt and payments to charter or private schools. Per student is per fall enrollment of that year.

District details

Grades served

PK to 12

Locale (NCES)

Town: DistantStudents: 77% town, 23% rural

Total staff (FTE)

639

District office

1501 W COURT ST, Paragould AR 72450

County

Greene County

Official website

NCES District ID

500017

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About PARAGOULD SCHOOL DISTRICT

Description provided by the district or community — not part of the NCES dataset.

The mission of Paragould School District is to provide a stimulating learning environment encompassing print, electronic, and human resources supported by sound technology practices and equipment. Instructional programs (for the entire learning community) in educational technologies and the use of communication tools will facilitate greater student achievement and promote long term productivity.
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