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Star City School District

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Star City School District is located in southeast Arkansas. Star City School District has 402.34 square miles of land area and 4.83 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Star City School District population is 10,354. Star City School District median household income is $32,451 in 2010-2014. Star City School District median house value is $64,200 in 2010-2014. On average, Star City School District is close to the state average in quality.

Ranking:	(144 out of 238, bottom 39%)*
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	3
Population	10,354 (2010-2014), rank #71
Population Growth	2.58% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	25.43/sq mi, rank #153
Median Household Income:	$32,451 at 2010-2014—-8.54% increase since 2005-2009, rank #184
Median House Price:	$64,200 at 2010-2014—-4.18% increase since 2005-2009, rank #200
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	402.34 sq mi, rank #19
Water Area:	4.83 sq mi (1.19%), rank #68
State:	Arkansas
County:	Lincoln County, Cleveland County
City:	Star City, Pine Bluff, Monticello, Grady, Gould, Rison
Zip:	71667, 71603, 71655, 71644, 71643, 71665
Area:	Pine Bluff, AR

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Star City School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

206 Cleveland St

Star City AR, 71667, Lincoln County

Phone: 870-628-4237

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	1,662	1,677	1,729	1,708	1,741	1,751	1,776
English Language Learner Students:	1	3	29	24	20	21	9
Total Teachers:	118.53	116.16	120.49	114.67	131.00	133.00	130.00
Prekindergarten:	2.00	2.00	2.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	0.00
Kindergarten:	7.28	6.45	8.39	7.46	10.00	10.00	10.00
Elementary:	57.52	58.78	52.16	53.41	57.00	58.00	54.00
Secondary:	45.24	42.25	47.79	44.69	52.00	54.00	58.00
Ungraded:	6.49	6.68	10.15	8.11	11.00	10.00	8.00
Total Other Staff:	122.65	152.40	161.00	149.00	140.00	131.00	132.00
Instructional Aides:	28.00	32.50	30.00	32.00	26.00	28.00	35.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	2.60	4.00	2.00	2.00	3.00	3.00	2.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	4.00	4.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	2.00	1.87	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	2.00	2.13	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	4.00	4.00	3.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
District Administrators:	3.00	4.00	6.00	4.00	6.00	6.00	6.00
District Administrative Support:	11.00	12.00	11.00	10.00	10.00	8.00	8.00
School Administrators:	6.55	7.40	7.00	7.00	7.00	6.00	5.00
School Administrative Support:	11.00	12.00	20.00	12.00	11.00	13.00	11.00
Student Support Services:	24.00	29.60	28.00	25.00	28.00	20.00	9.00
Other Support Services:	29.50	43.90	49.00	49.00	40.00	38.00	48.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.02	14.44	14.35	14.89	13.29	13.17	13.66

Schools

Brown Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	210 Ashley St, Star City AR 71667
Star City High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	206 Cleveland St, Star City AR 71667
Star City Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	206 Cleveland St, Star City AR 71667

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
ACTAAP Test
2007	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	52%	50%
2008	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	46%	51%
2009	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	48%	56%
2010	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	66%	60%
2011	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	60%	65%
2012	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	64%	68%
2013	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	70%	70%
2005	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	44%	50%
2006	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	51%	57%
2007	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	44%	59%
2008	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	59%	64%
2009	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	69%	66%
2010	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	69%	71%
2011	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	66%	76%
2012	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	70%	82%
2013	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	74%	79%
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	52%	58%
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	60%	67%
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	67%	75%
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	67%	79%
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	80%	82%
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	82%	83%
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	92%	85%
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	88%	87%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	82%	86%
2005	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	41%	51%
2006	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	54%	61%
2007	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	45%	58%
2008	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	62%	67%
2009	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	62%	70%
2010	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	73%	77%
2011	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	75%	82%
2012	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	70%	85%
2013	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	72%	85%
2005	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	42%	50%
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	41%	60%
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	53%	65%
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	66%	74%
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	75%	78%
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	80%	80%
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	80%	82%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	83%	82%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	75%	82%
2005	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	29%	47%
2006	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	51%	56%
2007	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	55%	59%
2008	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	58%	64%
2009	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	56%	68%
2010	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	58%	74%
2011	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	72%	77%
2012	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	78%	85%
2013	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	76%	84%
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	18%	41%
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	45%	50%
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	50%	61%
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	58%	67%
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	66%	71%
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	69%	74%
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	80%	78%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	70%	76%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	50%	70%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	47%	43%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	58%	50%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	70%	56%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	52%	60%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	46%	61%
2005	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	46%	57%
2006	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	52%	59%
2007	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	62%	59%
2008	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	73%	63%
2009	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	73%	67%
2010	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	77%	71%
2011	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	73%	71%
2012	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	79%	75%
2013	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	67%	73%
2005	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	46%	43%
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	46%	57%
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	78%	68%
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	80%	72%
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	90%	80%
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	86%	75%
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	81%	77%
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	88%	75%
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	72%	75%
2005	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	43%	50%
2006	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	50%	53%
2007	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	50%	57%
2008	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	53%	57%
2009	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	65%	63%
2010	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	73%	68%
2011	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	70%	67%
2012	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	73%	80%
2013	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	77%	77%
2005	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	45%	43%
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	52%	50%
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	52%	58%
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	67%	62%
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	77%	68%
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	86%	75%
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	81%	74%
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	84%	77%
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	70%	70%
2009	Science	7th Grade	% met std	24%	32%
2010	Science	7th Grade	% met std	28%	33%
2011	Science	7th Grade	% met std	28%	39%
2012	Science	7th Grade	% met std	43%	41%
2013	Science	7th Grade	% met std	31%	41%
2005	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	40%	57%
2006	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	66%	66%
2007	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	64%	63%
2008	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	62%	67%
2009	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	79%	71%
2010	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	81%	76%
2011	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	82%	77%
2012	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	81%	80%
2013	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	71%	77%
2005	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	26%	33%
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	52%	44%
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	53%	47%
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	62%	56%
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	77%	62%
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	85%	63%
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	71%	63%
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	75%	68%
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	65%	65%
2006	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	77%	65%
2007	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	70%	62%
2008	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	66%	66%
2009	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	85%	70%
2010	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	88%	76%
2011	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	87%	78%
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	90%	80%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	71%	77%
2009	Biology	End of course	% met std	31%	41%
2010	Biology	End of course	% met std	18%	36%
2011	Biology	End of course	% met std	38%	41%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	37%	43%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	43%	44%
2006	Geometry	End of course	% met std	69%	60%
2007	Geometry	End of course	% met std	48%	59%
2008	Geometry	End of course	% met std	60%	60%
2009	Geometry	End of course	% met std	57%	66%
2010	Geometry	End of course	% met std	70%	69%
2011	Geometry	End of course	% met std	80%	73%
2012	Geometry	End of course	% met std	84%	76%
2013	Geometry	End of course	% met std	81%	72%
2006	Literacy	End of course	% met std	43%	45%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$16,551,000	$9,573		$17,546,000	$10,273		$16,961,000	$9,742
Federal:	$2,421,000	$1,400	14.6%	$2,930,000	$1,715	16.7%	$3,032,000	$1,742	17.9%
State:	$10,142,000	$5,866	61.3%	$10,864,000	$6,361	61.9%	$10,197,000	$5,857	60.1%
Local:	$3,988,000	$2,307	24.1%	$3,752,000	$2,197	21.4%	$3,732,000	$2,144	22.0%
Total Expenditures:	$19,088,000	$11,040		$17,647,000	$10,332		$15,960,000	$9,167
Total Current Expenditures:	$15,536,000	$8,986		$14,452,000	$8,461		$14,150,000	$8,128
Instructional Expenditures:	$8,451,000	$4,888	54.4%	$8,032,000	$4,703	55.6%	$8,133,000	$4,671	57.5%
Student and Staff Support:	$1,776,000	$1,027	11.4%	$1,656,000	$970	11.5%	$1,630,000	$936	11.5%
Administration:	$1,924,000	$1,113	12.4%	$1,950,000	$1,142	13.5%	$1,597,000	$917	11.3%
Operations, Food, Other:	$3,385,000	$1,958	21.8%	$2,814,000	$1,648	19.5%	$2,790,000	$1,603	19.7%
Total Capital Outlay:	$1,809,000	$1,046		$1,409,000	$825		$835,000	$480
Construction:	$1,278,000	$739		$996,000	$583		$329,000	$189
Total Other:	$1,503,000	$869		$1,295,000	$758		$616,000	$354
Interest on Debt:	$185,000	$107		$481,000	$282		$352,000	$202

Total Salary:	$9,227,000	$5,337		$8,897,000	$5,209		$8,800,000	$5,055
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$5,819,000	$3,366	63.1%	$5,548,000	$3,248	62.4%	$5,582,000	$3,206	63.4%
Other Salary:	$3,408,000	$1,971	36.9%	$3,349,000	$1,961	37.6%	$3,218,000	$1,848	36.6%
Total Benefit:	$2,556,000	$1,478		$2,439,000	$1,428		$2,456,000	$1,411
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$1,603,000	$927	62.7%	$1,528,000	$895	62.6%	$1,543,000	$886	62.8%
Other Benefit:	$953,000	$551	37.3%	$911,000	$533	37.4%	$913,000	$524	37.2%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	67.0%	66.3%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	33.0%	33.7%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	17.0 years	17.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	18.0%	20.0%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	15.0%	13.6%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	25.0%	28.2%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	29.0%	25.5%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	13.0%	12.7%

Mean Base Salary:	$40,869.0	$40,232.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$33,900.0	$32,622.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$34,510.0	$35,118.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$41,548.0	$41,008.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$45,031.0	$44,529.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$47,260.0	$47,355.0

* Star City School District was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.