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Alma School District

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Alma School District is located in west Arkansas. Alma School District has 100.67 square miles of land area and 1.59 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Alma School District population is 16,326. Alma School District median household income is $45,934 in 2010-2014. Alma School District median house value is $122,200 in 2010-2014. On average, Alma School District is close to the state average in quality.

Ranking:	(140 out of 238, bottom 41%)*
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Kindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	4
Population	16,326 (2010-2014), rank #41
Population Growth	14.93% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	159.65/sq mi, rank #27
Median Household Income:	$45,934 at 2010-2014—16.77% increase since 2005-2009, rank #43
Median House Price:	$122,200 at 2010-2014—37.00% increase since 2005-2009, rank #38
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	100.67 sq mi, rank #199
Water Area:	1.59 sq mi (1.56%), rank #131
State:	Arkansas
County:	Crawford County
City:	Alma, Mulberry, Mountainburg, Van Buren, Rudy, Dyer, Chester
Zip:	72921, 72947, 72946, 72956, 72952, 72935, 72934
Area:	Fort Smith, AR-OK

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Alma School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

916 Hwy 64 East

Alma AR, 72921, Crawford County

Phone: 479-632-4791

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	3,278	3,360	3,398	3,415	3,451	3,367	3,402
English Language Learner Students:	22	7	5	4	3	3	8
Total Teachers:	212.95	214.02	214.02	219.02	236.00	229.00	219.00
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Kindergarten:	11.90	16.47	15.11	15.93	19.00	19.00	19.00
Elementary:	91.21	86.10	88.17	94.94	102.00	100.00	99.00
Secondary:	94.84	96.45	95.74	93.53	95.00	96.00	87.00
Ungraded:	15.00	15.00	15.00	14.62	20.00	14.00	14.00
Total Other Staff:	219.00	238.00	231.00	232.00	225.00	212.00	187.00
Instructional Aides:	42.00	47.00	47.00	47.00	45.00	40.00	43.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	7.00	12.00	4.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	4.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	8.85	7.85	8.00	8.00	8.00	8.00	8.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	2.90	2.90	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	5.95	4.95	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	3.00
Library/Media Support:	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00
District Administrators:	4.00	4.00	4.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	4.00
District Administrative Support:	9.00	9.00	9.00	11.00	11.00	10.00	8.00
School Administrators:	9.00	9.00	9.00	9.00	9.00	9.00	9.00
School Administrative Support:	15.15	23.00	27.00	19.00	17.00	18.00	14.00
Student Support Services:	37.00	42.15	39.00	41.00	41.00	33.00	13.00
Other Support Services:	79.00	76.00	76.00	81.00	78.00	78.00	77.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.39	15.70	15.88	15.59	14.62	14.70	15.53

Schools

Alma High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	101 East Main, Alma AR 72921
Alma Intermediate School	Grade 3 to Grade 5	1220 West Collum Ln, Alma AR 72921
Alma Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	706 Hwy 64 East, Alma AR 72921
Alma Primary School	Kindergarten to Grade 2	1600 Hwy 64 East, Alma AR 72921

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
ACTAAP Test
2007	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	49%	50%
2008	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	64%	51%
2009	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	56%	56%
2010	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	57%	60%
2011	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	68%	65%
2012	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	69%	68%
2013	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	73%	70%
2005	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	58%	50%
2006	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	57%	57%
2007	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	59%	59%
2008	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	66%	64%
2009	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	62%	66%
2010	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	65%	71%
2011	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	74%	76%
2012	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	78%	82%
2013	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	84%	79%
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	59%	58%
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	65%	67%
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	73%	75%
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	71%	79%
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	74%	82%
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	81%	83%
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	84%	85%
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	89%	87%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	86%	86%
2005	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	47%	51%
2006	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	62%	61%
2007	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	58%	58%
2008	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	69%	67%
2009	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	68%	70%
2010	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	68%	77%
2011	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	73%	82%
2012	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	84%	85%
2013	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	78%	85%
2005	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	52%	50%
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	61%	60%
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	60%	65%
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	71%	74%
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	82%	78%
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	75%	80%
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	84%	82%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	83%	82%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	82%	82%
2005	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	45%	47%
2006	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	51%	56%
2007	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	58%	59%
2008	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	62%	64%
2009	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	78%	68%
2010	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	72%	74%
2011	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	72%	77%
2012	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	88%	85%
2013	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	90%	84%
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	47%	41%
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	52%	50%
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	56%	61%
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	64%	67%
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	76%	71%
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	72%	74%
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	76%	78%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	73%	76%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	81%	70%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	50%	43%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	51%	50%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	56%	56%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	67%	60%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	75%	61%
2005	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	54%	57%
2006	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	55%	59%
2007	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	56%	59%
2008	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	69%	63%
2009	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	69%	67%
2010	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	72%	71%
2011	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	66%	71%
2012	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	74%	75%
2013	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	71%	73%
2005	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	34%	43%
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	56%	57%
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	70%	68%
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	71%	72%
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	83%	80%
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	77%	75%
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	77%	77%
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	70%	75%
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	71%	75%
2005	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	49%	50%
2006	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	57%	53%
2007	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	59%	57%
2008	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	59%	57%
2009	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	63%	63%
2010	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	66%	68%
2011	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	64%	67%
2012	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	79%	80%
2013	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	75%	77%
2005	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	48%	43%
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	61%	50%
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	66%	58%
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	65%	62%
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	73%	68%
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	81%	75%
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	73%	74%
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	83%	77%
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	66%	70%
2009	Science	7th Grade	% met std	38%	32%
2010	Science	7th Grade	% met std	28%	33%
2011	Science	7th Grade	% met std	34%	39%
2012	Science	7th Grade	% met std	35%	41%
2013	Science	7th Grade	% met std	36%	41%
2005	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	55%	57%
2006	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	60%	66%
2007	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	68%	63%
2008	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	74%	67%
2009	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	70%	71%
2010	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	77%	76%
2011	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	80%	77%
2012	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	89%	80%
2013	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	82%	77%
2005	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	37%	33%
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	50%	44%
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	44%	47%
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	69%	56%
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	75%	62%
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	69%	63%
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	68%	63%
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	76%	68%
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	71%	65%
2006	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	73%	65%
2007	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	57%	62%
2008	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	67%	66%
2009	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	68%	70%
2010	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	88%	76%
2011	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	83%	78%
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	85%	80%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	81%	77%
2009	Biology	End of course	% met std	54%	41%
2010	Biology	End of course	% met std	53%	36%
2011	Biology	End of course	% met std	57%	41%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	57%	43%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	50%	44%
2006	Geometry	End of course	% met std	63%	60%
2007	Geometry	End of course	% met std	67%	59%
2008	Geometry	End of course	% met std	61%	60%
2009	Geometry	End of course	% met std	79%	66%
2010	Geometry	End of course	% met std	78%	69%
2011	Geometry	End of course	% met std	80%	73%
2012	Geometry	End of course	% met std	86%	76%
2013	Geometry	End of course	% met std	78%	72%
2006	Literacy	End of course	% met std	57%	45%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$33,818,000	$9,952		$33,536,000	$9,820		$32,309,000	$9,362
Federal:	$2,939,000	$865	8.7%	$3,738,000	$1,095	11.1%	$4,620,000	$1,339	14.3%
State:	$21,447,000	$6,312	63.4%	$21,404,000	$6,268	63.8%	$19,550,000	$5,665	60.5%
Local:	$9,432,000	$2,776	27.9%	$8,394,000	$2,458	25.0%	$8,139,000	$2,358	25.2%
Total Expenditures:	$34,432,000	$10,133		$38,773,000	$11,354		$33,328,000	$9,657
Total Current Expenditures:	$28,668,000	$8,437		$29,033,000	$8,502		$27,986,000	$8,110
Instructional Expenditures:	$17,544,000	$5,163	61.2%	$17,911,000	$5,245	61.7%	$17,530,000	$5,080	62.6%
Student and Staff Support:	$2,167,000	$638	7.6%	$2,369,000	$694	8.2%	$2,259,000	$655	8.1%
Administration:	$3,048,000	$897	10.6%	$2,920,000	$855	10.1%	$2,821,000	$817	10.1%
Operations, Food, Other:	$5,909,000	$1,739	20.6%	$5,833,000	$1,708	20.1%	$5,376,000	$1,558	19.2%
Total Capital Outlay:	$2,040,000	$600		$4,517,000	$1,323		$2,704,000	$784
Construction:	$1,700,000	$500		$3,508,000	$1,027		$383,000	$111
Total Other:	$1,700,000	$500		$3,508,000	$1,027		$383,000	$111
Interest on Debt:	$2,024,000	$596		$1,715,000	$502		$2,255,000	$653

Total Salary:	$17,210,000	$5,065		$17,357,000	$5,083		$16,605,000	$4,812
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$11,653,000	$3,429	67.7%	$11,805,000	$3,457	68.0%	$11,251,000	$3,260	67.8%
Other Salary:	$5,557,000	$1,635	32.3%	$5,552,000	$1,626	32.0%	$5,354,000	$1,551	32.2%
Total Benefit:	$4,871,000	$1,433		$4,909,000	$1,437		$4,738,000	$1,373
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$3,242,000	$954	66.6%	$3,275,000	$959	66.7%	$3,137,000	$909	66.2%
Other Benefit:	$1,629,000	$479	33.4%	$1,634,000	$478	33.3%	$1,601,000	$464	33.8%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	82.6%	81.6%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	17.4%	18.4%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	12.0 years	13.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	23.7%	20.0%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	20.0%	23.0%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	38.4%	35.5%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	14.7%	15.5%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	3.2%	6.0%

Mean Base Salary:	$41,549.0	$40,627.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$36,955.0	$36,030.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$39,411.0	$38,296.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$42,544.0	$41,042.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$47,089.0	$45,606.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$51,570.0	$49,567.0

* Alma School District was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.