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BEARDEN SCHOOL DISTRICT

Bearden, Arkansas · Public School District · Open

Key statistics

446
Students enrolled
2
Public schools
66
Classroom teachers (FTE)
6.7:1
Students per teacher

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

Students

By grade

  • Kindergarten 27
  • Grade 1 30
  • Grade 2 33
  • Grade 3 31
  • Grade 4 33
  • Grade 5 35
  • Grade 6 30
  • Grade 7 39
  • Grade 8 43
  • Grade 9 35
  • Grade 10 41
  • Grade 11 32
  • Grade 12 37

By race/ethnicity

  • White 54%
  • Black or African American 35%
  • Two or more races 6%
  • Hispanic/Latino 4%
  • Asian <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

99% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch 440 of 446 students in the district's schools
  • Free lunch 99%
  • 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

$14,967 spent per student on day-to-day operations Arkansas median: $13,778 per student

Spending per student

  • Instruction $8,050
  • Support services $5,945
  • Other (food service, etc.) $972

Where the money comes from

  • Local 25%
  • State 59%
  • Federal 15%

Total revenue $7.2 milliontotal spending $7.1 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

KG to 12

Locale (NCES)

Rural: Remote

Total staff (FTE)

112

District office

100 OAK AVENUE, Bearden AR 71720

County

Ouachita County

Official website

NCES District ID

500032

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About BEARDEN SCHOOL DISTRICT

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

Bearden School District in partnership with parents and community provides the highest quality education to all students by enabling them to make positive lifelong choices, to strengthen our community, and to successfully participate in a diverse and global society. Bearden School District will ensure that our students have a safe learning environment free of bullying, drugs, and weapons.
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