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Cutter-Morning Star School District

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Cutter-Morning Star School District is located close to the center of Arkansas. Cutter-Morning Star School District has 31.80 square miles of land area and 0.00 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Cutter-Morning Star School District population is 3,882. Cutter-Morning Star School District median household income is $38,627 in 2010-2014. Cutter-Morning Star School District median house value is $86,700 in 2010-2014. On average, Cutter-Morning Star School District is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	(48 out of 238, top 20%)*
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	2
Population	3,882 (2010-2014), rank #171
Population Growth	32.54% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	122.06/sq mi, rank #39
Median Household Income:	$38,627 at 2010-2014—23.78% increase since 2005-2009, rank #106
Median House Price:	$86,700 at 2010-2014—5.86% increase since 2005-2009, rank #107
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	31.80 sq mi, rank #248
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.02%), rank #249
State:	Arkansas
County:	Garland County
City:	Hot Springs National Park, Hot Springs
Zip:	71901
Area:	Hot Springs, AR

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Cutter-Morning Star School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

2801 Spring St

Hot Springs National Park AR, 71901, Garland County

Phone: 501-262-2414

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	631	594	615	647	701	698	712
English Language Learner Students:	8	7	5	5	2	1	6
Total Teachers:	46.05	41.09	54.11	60.79	63.00	65.00	19.00
Prekindergarten:	0.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Kindergarten:	3.60	3.55	2.35	3.34	6.00	6.00	0.00
Elementary:	18.31	18.33	19.03	24.31	26.00	26.00	10.00
Secondary:	23.72	17.14	28.09	28.24	27.00	28.00	2.00
Ungraded:	0.42	1.07	3.64	3.90	3.00	4.00	6.00
Total Other Staff:	33.28	33.78	46.00	46.00	43.00	38.00	81.00
Instructional Aides:	4.00	4.00	5.00	6.00	5.00	7.00	7.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	0.78	0.28	2.00	2.00	3.00	4.00	4.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	1.50	1.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	1.00	0.50	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.50	0.50	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	1.50	1.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
District Administrators:	1.00	1.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
District Administrative Support:	2.00	2.00	1.00	2.00	3.00	3.00	2.00
School Administrators:	1.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
School Administrative Support:	7.00	5.00	10.00	8.00	7.00	5.00	3.00
Student Support Services:	7.00	8.00	7.00	7.00	7.00	2.00	5.00
Other Support Services:	7.50	9.50	13.00	13.00	10.00	9.00	52.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	13.70	14.46	11.37	10.64	11.13	10.74	37.47

Schools

Cutter-Morning Star Elementary Sch.		Prekindergarten to Grade 6	2801 Spring St, Hot Springs National Park AR 71901
Cutter-Morning Star High Sch.		Grade 7 to Grade 12	2801 Spring St, Hot Springs National Park AR 71901

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
ACTAAP Test
2007	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	26%	50%
2008	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	33%	51%
2009	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	44%	56%
2010	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	44%	60%
2011	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	86%	65%
2012	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	60%	68%
2013	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	78%	70%
2005	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	59%	50%
2006	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	30%	57%
2007	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	73%	59%
2008	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	76%	64%
2009	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	85%	66%
2010	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	79%	71%
2011	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	91%	76%
2012	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	78%	82%
2013	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	89%	79%
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	79%	58%
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	59%	67%
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	82%	75%
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	85%	79%
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	94%	82%
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	98%	83%
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	98%	85%
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	93%	87%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	93%	86%
2005	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	61%	51%
2006	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	79%	61%
2007	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	64%	58%
2008	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	93%	67%
2009	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	89%	70%
2010	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	92%	77%
2011	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	89%	82%
2012	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	93%	85%
2013	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	80%	85%
2005	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	62%	50%
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	77%	60%
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	76%	65%
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	97%	74%
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	100%	78%
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	98%	80%
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	92%	82%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	93%	82%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	82%	82%
2005	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	53%	47%
2006	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	69%	56%
2007	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	73%	59%
2008	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	62%	64%
2009	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	86%	68%
2010	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	84%	74%
2011	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	93%	77%
2012	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	88%	85%
2013	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	87%	84%
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	55%	41%
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	73%	50%
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	82%	61%
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	69%	67%
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	93%	71%
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	90%	74%
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	95%	78%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	81%	76%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	74%	70%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	62%	43%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	52%	50%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	74%	56%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	68%	60%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	61%	61%
2005	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	65%	57%
2006	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	84%	59%
2007	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	72%	59%
2008	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	79%	63%
2009	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	72%	67%
2010	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	81%	71%
2011	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	81%	71%
2012	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	78%	75%
2013	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	80%	73%
2005	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	53%	43%
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	79%	57%
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	84%	68%
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	88%	72%
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	94%	80%
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	96%	75%
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	78%	77%
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	94%	75%
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	89%	75%
2005	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	30%	50%
2006	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	41%	53%
2007	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	55%	57%
2008	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	54%	57%
2009	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	74%	63%
2010	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	52%	68%
2011	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	67%	67%
2012	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	82%	80%
2013	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	74%	77%
2005	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	25%	43%
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	42%	50%
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	73%	58%
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	57%	62%
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	74%	68%
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	89%	75%
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	72%	74%
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	74%	77%
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	65%	70%
2009	Science	7th Grade	% met std	23%	32%
2010	Science	7th Grade	% met std	23%	33%
2011	Science	7th Grade	% met std	24%	39%
2012	Science	7th Grade	% met std	12%	41%
2013	Science	7th Grade	% met std	32%	41%
2005	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	54%	57%
2006	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	58%	66%
2007	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	62%	63%
2008	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	67%	67%
2009	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	60%	71%
2010	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	81%	76%
2011	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	64%	77%
2012	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	89%	80%
2013	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	74%	77%
2005	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	26%	33%
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	25%	44%
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	40%	47%
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	59%	56%
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	50%	62%
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	59%	63%
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	56%	63%
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	67%	68%
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	56%	65%
2006	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	25%	65%
2007	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	29%	62%
2008	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	40%	66%
2009	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	74%	70%
2010	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	72%	76%
2011	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	73%	78%
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	71%	80%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	55%	77%
2009	Biology	End of course	% met std	24%	41%
2010	Biology	End of course	% met std	44%	36%
2011	Biology	End of course	% met std	29%	41%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	51%	43%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	45%	44%
2006	Geometry	End of course	% met std	29%	60%
2007	Geometry	End of course	% met std	23%	59%
2008	Geometry	End of course	% met std	39%	60%
2009	Geometry	End of course	% met std	56%	66%
2010	Geometry	End of course	% met std	57%	69%
2011	Geometry	End of course	% met std	71%	73%
2012	Geometry	End of course	% met std	73%	76%
2013	Geometry	End of course	% met std	65%	72%
2006	Literacy	End of course	% met std	19%	45%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$6,416,000	$10,433		$6,538,000	$10,105		$6,570,000	$9,372
Federal:	$720,000	$1,171	11.2%	$1,021,000	$1,578	15.6%	$737,000	$1,051	11.2%
State:	$3,606,000	$5,863	56.2%	$3,846,000	$5,944	58.8%	$3,748,000	$5,347	57.0%
Local:	$2,090,000	$3,398	32.6%	$1,671,000	$2,583	25.6%	$2,085,000	$2,974	31.7%
Total Expenditures:	$5,717,000	$9,296		$6,944,000	$10,733		$6,430,000	$9,173
Total Current Expenditures:	$5,366,000	$8,725		$5,976,000	$9,236		$5,806,000	$8,282
Instructional Expenditures:	$3,175,000	$5,163	59.2%	$3,539,000	$5,470	59.2%	$3,428,000	$4,890	59.0%
Student and Staff Support:	$730,000	$1,187	13.6%	$758,000	$1,172	12.7%	$752,000	$1,073	13.0%
Administration:	$678,000	$1,102	12.6%	$773,000	$1,195	12.9%	$766,000	$1,093	13.2%
Operations, Food, Other:	$783,000	$1,273	14.6%	$906,000	$1,400	15.2%	$860,000	$1,227	14.8%
Total Capital Outlay:	$90,000	$146		$398,000	$615		$359,000	$512
Construction:	$67,000	$109		$0	$0		$12,000	$17
Total Other:	$83,000	$135		$323,000	$499		$16,000	$23
Interest on Debt:	$144,000	$234		$223,000	$345		$225,000	$321

Total Salary:	$3,168,000	$5,151		$3,538,000	$5,468		$3,558,000	$5,076
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$2,147,000	$3,491	67.8%	$2,392,000	$3,697	67.6%	$2,339,000	$3,337	65.7%
Other Salary:	$1,021,000	$1,660	32.2%	$1,146,000	$1,771	32.4%	$1,219,000	$1,739	34.3%
Total Benefit:	$835,000	$1,358		$936,000	$1,447		$948,000	$1,352
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$578,000	$940	69.2%	$629,000	$972	67.2%	$616,000	$879	65.0%
Other Benefit:	$257,000	$418	30.8%	$307,000	$474	32.8%	$332,000	$474	35.0%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	73.8%	70.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	26.2%	30.0%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	14.0 years	14.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	19.0%	21.6%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	26.2%	21.6%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	28.6%	29.4%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	16.7%	17.6%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	9.5%	9.8%

Mean Base Salary:	$37,355.0	$36,370.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$31,306.0	$30,415.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$33,705.0	$32,317.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$38,917.0	$37,652.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$42,293.0	$41,336.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$46,163.0	$45,608.0

* Cutter-Morning Star School District was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.