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Harmony Grove School District

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Harmony Grove School District is located close to the center of Arkansas. Harmony Grove School District has 21.91 square miles of land area and 0.05 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Harmony Grove School District population is 5,594. Harmony Grove School District median household income is $57,034 in 2010-2014. Harmony Grove School District median house value is $119,600 in 2010-2014. On average, Harmony Grove School District is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	(170 out of 238, bottom 29%)*
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	3
Population	5,594 (2010-2014), rank #123
Population Growth	13.70% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	254.78/sq mi, rank #19
Median Household Income:	$57,034 at 2010-2014—23.51% increase since 2005-2009, rank #11
Median House Price:	$119,600 at 2010-2014—29.72% increase since 2005-2009, rank #41
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	21.91 sq mi, rank #251
Water Area:	0.05 sq mi (0.21%), rank #246
State:	Arkansas
County:	Saline County
City:	Benton, Traskwood, Haskell
Zip:	72015, 72019, 72167
Area:	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR

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Harmony Grove School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

2621 Hwy 229

Benton AR, 72015, Saline County

Phone: 501-778-6271

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	1,155	1,080	1,106	1,132	1,070	986	946
English Language Learner Students:	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total Teachers:	77.51	73.54	76.58	76.26	96.00	84.00	74.00
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Kindergarten:	5.11	5.18	5.14	5.15	7.00	7.00	2.00
Elementary:	33.50	33.14	35.41	34.15	48.00	36.00	31.00
Secondary:	32.37	29.46	30.35	31.61	35.00	35.00	36.00
Ungraded:	6.53	5.76	5.68	5.35	6.00	6.00	5.00
Total Other Staff:	54.07	53.77	73.00	68.00	63.00	52.00	76.00
Instructional Aides:	11.85	12.85	12.00	11.00	12.00	9.00	12.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	1.90	0.70	2.00	1.00	2.00	0.00	1.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	2.71	2.50	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	2.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	1.71	1.50	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	1.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	2.00	2.00	3.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
District Administrators:	1.50	1.50	3.00	3.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
District Administrative Support:	5.54	5.04	7.00	7.00	7.00	7.00	6.00
School Administrators:	4.00	4.00	4.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00
School Administrative Support:	4.12	4.00	12.00	9.00	7.00	7.00	6.00
Student Support Services:	11.30	11.03	12.00	12.00	11.00	3.00	9.00
Other Support Services:	8.15	9.15	15.00	16.00	14.00	16.00	32.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.90	14.69	14.44	14.84	11.15	11.74	12.78

Schools

Harmony Grove High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	2621 Hwy 229, Benton AR 72015
Harmony Grove Middle School	Grade 5 to Grade 8	2621 Hwy 229, Benton AR 72015
Westbrook Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 4	2621 Hwy 229, Benton AR 72015

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
ACTAAP Test
2007	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	37%	50%
2008	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	67%	51%
2009	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	47%	56%
2010	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	53%	60%
2011	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	67%	65%
2012	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	71%	68%
2013	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	64%	70%
2005	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	49%	50%
2006	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	54%	57%
2007	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	66%	59%
2008	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	63%	64%
2009	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	66%	66%
2010	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	55%	71%
2011	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	73%	76%
2012	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	82%	82%
2013	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	82%	79%
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	75%	58%
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	73%	67%
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	85%	75%
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	81%	79%
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	87%	82%
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	81%	83%
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	84%	85%
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	96%	87%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	92%	86%
2005	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	44%	51%
2006	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	54%	61%
2007	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	54%	58%
2008	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	64%	67%
2009	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	59%	70%
2010	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	69%	77%
2011	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	72%	82%
2012	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	83%	85%
2013	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	79%	85%
2005	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	33%	50%
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	53%	60%
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	58%	65%
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	64%	74%
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	74%	78%
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	68%	80%
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	75%	82%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	81%	82%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	85%	82%
2005	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	46%	47%
2006	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	47%	56%
2007	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	52%	59%
2008	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	70%	64%
2009	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	67%	68%
2010	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	62%	74%
2011	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	64%	77%
2012	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	85%	85%
2013	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	83%	84%
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	41%	41%
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	36%	50%
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	56%	61%
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	67%	67%
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	59%	71%
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	67%	74%
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	74%	78%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	76%	76%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	84%	70%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	26%	43%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	38%	50%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	52%	56%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	57%	60%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	83%	61%
2005	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	44%	57%
2006	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	50%	59%
2007	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	33%	59%
2008	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	57%	63%
2009	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	67%	67%
2010	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	71%	71%
2011	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	64%	71%
2012	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	75%	75%
2013	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	70%	73%
2005	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	41%	43%
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	64%	57%
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	73%	68%
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	70%	72%
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	81%	80%
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	73%	75%
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	79%	77%
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	78%	75%
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	85%	75%
2005	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	61%	50%
2006	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	33%	53%
2007	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	59%	57%
2008	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	46%	57%
2009	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	59%	63%
2010	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	64%	68%
2011	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	59%	67%
2012	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	75%	80%
2013	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	68%	77%
2005	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	54%	43%
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	51%	50%
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	60%	58%
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	71%	62%
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	75%	68%
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	73%	75%
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	71%	74%
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	86%	77%
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	63%	70%
2009	Science	7th Grade	% met std	34%	32%
2010	Science	7th Grade	% met std	16%	33%
2011	Science	7th Grade	% met std	31%	39%
2012	Science	7th Grade	% met std	40%	41%
2013	Science	7th Grade	% met std	29%	41%
2005	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	43%	57%
2006	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	56%	66%
2007	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	55%	63%
2008	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	75%	67%
2009	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	63%	71%
2010	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	71%	76%
2011	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	72%	77%
2012	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	84%	80%
2013	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	67%	77%
2005	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	28%	33%
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	53%	44%
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	60%	47%
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	56%	56%
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	63%	62%
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	64%	63%
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	48%	63%
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	65%	68%
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	70%	65%
2006	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	52%	65%
2007	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	57%	62%
2008	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	59%	66%
2009	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	80%	70%
2010	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	76%	76%
2011	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	84%	78%
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	81%	80%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	95%	77%
2009	Biology	End of course	% met std	49%	41%
2010	Biology	End of course	% met std	51%	36%
2011	Biology	End of course	% met std	57%	41%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	54%	43%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	56%	44%
2006	Geometry	End of course	% met std	59%	60%
2007	Geometry	End of course	% met std	59%	59%
2008	Geometry	End of course	% met std	54%	60%
2009	Geometry	End of course	% met std	72%	66%
2010	Geometry	End of course	% met std	82%	69%
2011	Geometry	End of course	% met std	93%	73%
2012	Geometry	End of course	% met std	97%	76%
2013	Geometry	End of course	% met std	87%	72%
2006	Literacy	End of course	% met std	41%	45%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$10,545,000	$9,534		$9,941,000	$8,782		$10,518,000	$9,830
Federal:	$774,000	$700	7.3%	$830,000	$733	8.3%	$1,122,000	$1,049	10.7%
State:	$6,854,000	$6,197	65.0%	$6,569,000	$5,803	66.1%	$7,055,000	$6,593	67.1%
Local:	$2,917,000	$2,637	27.7%	$2,542,000	$2,246	25.6%	$2,341,000	$2,188	22.3%
Total Expenditures:	$13,359,000	$12,079		$10,991,000	$9,709		$14,314,000	$13,378
Total Current Expenditures:	$9,061,000	$8,193		$8,830,000	$7,800		$8,508,000	$7,951
Instructional Expenditures:	$5,510,000	$4,982	60.8%	$5,387,000	$4,759	61.0%	$5,215,000	$4,874	61.3%
Student and Staff Support:	$884,000	$799	9.8%	$939,000	$830	10.6%	$878,000	$821	10.3%
Administration:	$980,000	$886	10.8%	$851,000	$752	9.6%	$820,000	$766	9.6%
Operations, Food, Other:	$1,687,000	$1,525	18.6%	$1,653,000	$1,460	18.7%	$1,595,000	$1,491	18.7%
Total Capital Outlay:	$1,959,000	$1,771		$954,000	$843		$2,823,000	$2,638
Construction:	$1,858,000	$1,680		$725,000	$640		$2,563,000	$2,395
Total Other:	$2,007,000	$1,815		$914,000	$807		$2,706,000	$2,529
Interest on Debt:	$315,000	$285		$276,000	$244		$258,000	$241

Total Salary:	$5,438,000	$4,917		$5,329,000	$4,708		$5,037,000	$4,707
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$3,722,000	$3,365	68.4%	$3,705,000	$3,273	69.5%	$3,507,000	$3,278	69.6%
Other Salary:	$1,716,000	$1,552	31.6%	$1,624,000	$1,435	30.5%	$1,530,000	$1,430	30.4%
Total Benefit:	$1,453,000	$1,314		$1,421,000	$1,255		$1,351,000	$1,263
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$993,000	$898	68.3%	$981,000	$867	69.0%	$933,000	$872	69.1%
Other Benefit:	$460,000	$416	31.7%	$440,000	$389	31.0%	$418,000	$391	30.9%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	79.2%	NA
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	20.8%	NA

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	13.0 years	12.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	28.3%	29.0%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	18.9%	25.8%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	24.5%	17.7%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	28.3%	27.4%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	0.0%	0.0%

Mean Base Salary:	$38,641.0	$38,297.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$33,410.0	$33,064.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$35,699.0	$36,036.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$39,607.0	$40,138.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$44,996.0	$44,773.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	NA	NA

* Harmony Grove School District was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.