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Hope School District

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Hope School District is located in southwest Arkansas. Hope School District has 282.00 square miles of land area and 2.99 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Hope School District population is 16,138. Hope School District median household income is $27,328 in 2010-2014. Hope School District median house value is $74,600 in 2010-2014. On average, Hope School District is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	(220 out of 238, bottom 8%)*
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	5
Population	16,138 (2010-2014), rank #42
Population Growth	0.16% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	56.63/sq mi, rank #76
Median Household Income:	$27,328 at 2010-2014—-21.85% increase since 2005-2009, rank #226
Median House Price:	$74,600 at 2010-2014—11.84% increase since 2005-2009, rank #153
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	282.00 sq mi, rank #59
Water Area:	2.99 sq mi (1.05%), rank #92
State:	Arkansas
County:	Hempstead County
City:	Hope, Fulton, Washington, Oakhaven, Perrytown, Patmos
Zip:	71801, 71838, 71862
Area:	Hope, AR

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Hope School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

117 East Second

Hope AR, 71801, Hempstead County

Phone: 870-722-2700

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	2,630	2,629	2,600	2,632	2,684	2,690	2,743
English Language Learner Students:	486	483	445	399	331	288	277
Total Teachers:	188.74	192.06	183.02	185.10	190.00	194.00	207.00
Prekindergarten:	7.00	7.00	7.00	7.00	7.00	0.00	7.00
Kindergarten:	13.36	13.49	13.54	13.46	18.00	17.00	16.00
Elementary:	83.75	78.06	73.18	76.40	74.00	77.00	86.00
Secondary:	78.70	85.47	81.32	82.36	84.00	91.00	89.00
Ungraded:	5.93	8.04	7.98	5.88	7.00	9.00	9.00
Total Other Staff:	185.00	212.50	209.00	211.00	229.00	230.00	215.00
Instructional Aides:	50.00	53.00	57.00	57.00	63.00	66.00	69.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	5.00	6.00	4.00	3.00	4.00	4.00	4.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	6.00	6.00	7.00	7.00	7.00	8.00	8.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	2.50	2.50	3.00	3.00	3.00	4.00	4.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	3.50	3.50	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	6.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
District Administrators:	3.00	3.00	2.00	2.00	4.00	4.00	4.00
District Administrative Support:	8.50	11.00	10.00	12.00	12.00	11.00	8.00
School Administrators:	11.00	11.00	11.00	10.00	10.00	10.00	10.00
School Administrative Support:	18.00	34.00	27.00	21.00	26.00	23.00	18.00
Student Support Services:	36.50	39.00	40.00	44.00	47.00	40.00	18.00
Other Support Services:	42.00	44.50	46.00	50.00	51.00	59.00	70.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	13.93	13.69	14.21	14.22	14.13	13.87	13.25

Schools

Beryl Henry Upper Elementary School	Grade 5 to Grade 8	2000 South Main St, Hope AR 71801
Garland Learning Center	Prekindergarten to Prekindergarten	601 West 6th St, Hope AR 71801
Hope High School	Grade 8 to Grade 12	1701 South Main St, Hope AR 71801
Wm. Jefferson Clinton Primary	Kindergarten to Grade 8	601 Lakeshore Dr, Hope AR 71801
Yerger Junior High School	Grade 7 to Grade 8	400 East 9th St, Hope AR 71801

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
ACTAAP Test
2007	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	27%	50%
2008	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	27%	51%
2009	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	33%	56%
2010	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	46%	60%
2011	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	46%	65%
2012	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	49%	68%
2013	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	48%	70%
2005	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	30%	50%
2006	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	46%	57%
2007	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	51%	59%
2008	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	52%	64%
2009	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	49%	66%
2010	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	52%	71%
2011	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	52%	76%
2012	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	75%	82%
2013	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	66%	79%
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	27%	58%
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	59%	67%
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	64%	75%
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	71%	79%
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	67%	82%
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	72%	83%
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	72%	85%
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	83%	87%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	68%	86%
2005	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	29%	51%
2006	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	47%	61%
2007	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	44%	58%
2008	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	47%	67%
2009	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	51%	70%
2010	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	62%	77%
2011	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	62%	82%
2012	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	77%	85%
2013	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	74%	85%
2005	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	40%	50%
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	49%	60%
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	60%	65%
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	66%	74%
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	65%	78%
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	64%	80%
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	63%	82%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	72%	82%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	75%	82%
2005	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	39%	47%
2006	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	31%	56%
2007	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	39%	59%
2008	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	49%	64%
2009	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	46%	68%
2010	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	55%	74%
2011	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	56%	77%
2012	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	68%	85%
2013	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	69%	84%
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	30%	41%
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	30%	50%
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	41%	61%
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	62%	67%
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	53%	71%
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	61%	74%
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	59%	78%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	54%	76%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	36%	70%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	20%	43%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	25%	50%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	41%	56%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	46%	60%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	25%	61%
2005	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	45%	57%
2006	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	52%	59%
2007	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	35%	59%
2008	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	50%	63%
2009	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	53%	67%
2010	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	57%	71%
2011	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	50%	71%
2012	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	57%	75%
2013	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	50%	73%
2005	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	31%	43%
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	50%	57%
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	49%	68%
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	60%	72%
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	79%	80%
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	65%	75%
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	60%	77%
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	59%	75%
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	55%	75%
2005	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	31%	50%
2006	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	43%	53%
2007	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	51%	57%
2008	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	39%	57%
2009	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	49%	63%
2010	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	52%	68%
2011	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	44%	67%
2012	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	65%	80%
2013	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	63%	77%
2005	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	26%	43%
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	36%	50%
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	51%	58%
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	44%	62%
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	56%	68%
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	63%	75%
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	58%	74%
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	64%	77%
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	59%	70%
2009	Science	7th Grade	% met std	12%	32%
2010	Science	7th Grade	% met std	12%	33%
2011	Science	7th Grade	% met std	10%	39%
2012	Science	7th Grade	% met std	19%	41%
2013	Science	7th Grade	% met std	19%	41%
2005	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	32%	57%
2006	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	54%	66%
2007	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	58%	63%
2008	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	60%	67%
2009	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	58%	71%
2010	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	73%	76%
2011	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	67%	77%
2012	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	65%	80%
2013	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	61%	77%
2005	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	10%	33%
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	24%	44%
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	35%	47%
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	50%	56%
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	46%	62%
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	44%	63%
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	51%	63%
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	56%	68%
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	42%	65%
2006	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	39%	65%
2007	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	33%	62%
2008	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	40%	66%
2009	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	60%	70%
2010	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	60%	76%
2011	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	45%	78%
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	65%	80%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	54%	77%
2009	Biology	End of course	% met std	17%	41%
2010	Biology	End of course	% met std	13%	36%
2011	Biology	End of course	% met std	12%	41%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	22%	43%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	20%	44%
2006	Geometry	End of course	% met std	17%	60%
2007	Geometry	End of course	% met std	20%	59%
2008	Geometry	End of course	% met std	34%	60%
2009	Geometry	End of course	% met std	49%	66%
2010	Geometry	End of course	% met std	44%	69%
2011	Geometry	End of course	% met std	47%	73%
2012	Geometry	End of course	% met std	42%	76%
2013	Geometry	End of course	% met std	57%	72%
2006	Literacy	End of course	% met std	28%	45%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$27,452,000	$10,558		$27,486,000	$10,443		$28,250,000	$10,525
Federal:	$4,648,000	$1,788	16.9%	$5,456,000	$2,073	19.9%	$6,045,000	$2,252	21.4%
State:	$15,596,000	$5,998	56.8%	$15,200,000	$5,775	55.3%	$15,208,000	$5,666	53.8%
Local:	$7,208,000	$2,772	26.3%	$6,830,000	$2,595	24.8%	$6,997,000	$2,607	24.8%
Total Expenditures:	$27,743,000	$10,670		$27,921,000	$10,608		$33,026,000	$12,305
Total Current Expenditures:	$25,186,000	$9,687		$25,173,000	$9,564		$25,624,000	$9,547
Instructional Expenditures:	$15,066,000	$5,795	59.8%	$14,810,000	$5,627	58.8%	$15,211,000	$5,667	59.4%
Student and Staff Support:	$3,000,000	$1,154	11.9%	$3,494,000	$1,328	13.9%	$3,526,000	$1,314	13.8%
Administration:	$2,222,000	$855	8.8%	$2,080,000	$790	8.3%	$2,087,000	$778	8.1%
Operations, Food, Other:	$4,898,000	$1,884	19.4%	$4,789,000	$1,820	19.0%	$4,800,000	$1,788	18.7%
Total Capital Outlay:	$767,000	$295		$1,169,000	$444		$3,126,000	$1,165
Construction:	$681,000	$262		$698,000	$265		$2,849,000	$1,061
Total Other:	$1,421,000	$547		$1,113,000	$423		$3,794,000	$1,414
Interest on Debt:	$356,000	$137		$444,000	$169		$468,000	$174

Total Salary:	$14,155,000	$5,444		$14,714,000	$5,590		$14,669,000	$5,465
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$9,235,000	$3,552	65.2%	$9,503,000	$3,611	64.6%	$9,643,000	$3,593	65.7%
Other Salary:	$4,920,000	$1,892	34.8%	$5,211,000	$1,980	35.4%	$5,026,000	$1,873	34.3%
Total Benefit:	$3,905,000	$1,502		$4,049,000	$1,538		$4,014,000	$1,496
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$2,530,000	$973	64.8%	$2,642,000	$1,004	65.3%	$2,673,000	$996	66.6%
Other Benefit:	$1,375,000	$529	35.2%	$1,407,000	$535	34.7%	$1,341,000	$500	33.4%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	65.0%	58.6%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	35.0%	41.4%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	14.0 years	14.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	26.7%	27.2%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	20.0%	17.5%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	24.4%	26.2%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	22.2%	23.3%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	6.7%	5.8%

Mean Base Salary:	$39,092.0	$38,908.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$34,007.0	$33,134.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$35,948.0	$35,635.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$39,664.0	$39,486.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$45,304.0	$45,700.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$46,064.0	$45,907.0

* Hope School District was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.