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Lee County School District

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Lee County School District is located in east Arkansas. Lee County School District has 602.62 square miles of land area and 16.88 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Lee County School District population is 10,151. Lee County School District median household income is $26,986 in 2010-2014. Lee County School District median house value is $56,800 in 2010-2014. On average, Lee County School District is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	(235 out of 238, bottom 1%)*
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	3
Population	10,151 (2010-2014), rank #72
Population Growth	-5.80% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	16.39/sq mi, rank #194
Median Household Income:	$26,986 at 2010-2014—2.67% increase since 2005-2009, rank #229
Median House Price:	$56,800 at 2010-2014—8.19% increase since 2005-2009, rank #222
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	602.62 sq mi, rank #9
Water Area:	16.88 sq mi (2.72%), rank #16
State:	Arkansas
County:	Lee County
City:	Marianna, Haynes, Forrest City, Moro, Palestine, Aubrey, Brickeys, Hughes, Lexa, Rondo, La Grange
Zip:	72360, 72341, 72335, 72368, 72372, 72311, 72320, 72348, 72355
Area:	Forrest City, AR;Helena-West Helena, AR

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Lee County School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

188 West Chestnut St

Marianna AR, 72360, Lee County

Phone: 870-295-7100

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	972	1,028	1,047	1,103	1,214	1,264	1,378
English Language Learner Students:	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Total Teachers:	87.02	74.39	78.21	93.63	109.00	112.00	98.00
Prekindergarten:	6.00	5.50	6.00	6.17	5.00	6.00	6.00
Kindergarten:	5.09	5.35	4.76	4.73	9.00	9.00	9.00
Elementary:	28.72	25.00	27.95	31.39	38.00	42.00	44.00
Secondary:	41.40	32.64	33.45	44.86	49.00	46.00	32.00
Ungraded:	5.81	5.90	6.05	6.48	8.00	9.00	7.00
Total Other Staff:	87.00	106.50	126.00	130.00	140.00	139.00	143.00
Instructional Aides:	25.00	28.00	33.00	36.00	40.00	44.00	45.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	4.00	3.00	3.00	7.00	6.00	4.00	7.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	4.00	3.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	2.00	1.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	2.00	2.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	4.00	4.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
District Administrators:	1.00	2.00	3.00	2.00	3.00	4.00	3.00
District Administrative Support:	5.00	6.00	9.00	10.00	13.00	11.00	13.00
School Administrators:	4.00	4.00	5.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00
School Administrative Support:	6.00	8.00	15.00	13.00	13.00	10.00	7.00
Student Support Services:	15.00	24.50	21.00	23.00	24.00	20.00	12.00
Other Support Services:	22.00	26.00	31.00	29.00	31.00	34.00	45.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	11.17	13.82	13.39	11.78	11.14	11.29	14.06

Schools

Anna Strong Intermediate School	Grade 3 to Grade 6	214 South Alabama St, Marianna AR 72360
Lee High School	Grade 7 to Grade 12	523 North Forrest Ave, Marianna AR 72360
Whitten Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 2	175 Walnut St, Marianna AR 72360

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
ACTAAP Test
2007	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	22%	50%
2008	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	14%	51%
2009	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	28%	56%
2010	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	39%	60%
2011	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	32%	65%
2012	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	24%	68%
2013	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	37%	70%
2005	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	27%	50%
2006	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	52%	57%
2007	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	48%	59%
2008	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	33%	64%
2009	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	30%	66%
2010	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	35%	71%
2011	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	32%	76%
2012	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	44%	82%
2013	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	57%	79%
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	57%	58%
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	54%	67%
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	61%	75%
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	57%	79%
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	57%	82%
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	61%	83%
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	38%	85%
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	32%	87%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	63%	86%
2005	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	23%	51%
2006	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	37%	61%
2007	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	43%	58%
2008	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	44%	67%
2009	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	46%	70%
2010	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	50%	77%
2011	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	43%	82%
2012	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	58%	85%
2013	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	71%	85%
2005	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	31%	50%
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	38%	60%
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	52%	65%
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	48%	74%
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	46%	78%
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	51%	80%
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	52%	82%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	42%	82%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	64%	82%
2005	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	17%	47%
2006	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	11%	56%
2007	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	31%	59%
2008	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	45%	64%
2009	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	25%	68%
2010	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	35%	74%
2011	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	51%	77%
2012	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	38%	85%
2013	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	46%	84%
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	12%	41%
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	12%	50%
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	37%	61%
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	55%	67%
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	23%	71%
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	41%	74%
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	36%	78%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	29%	76%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	18%	70%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	9%	43%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	4%	50%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	9%	56%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	15%	60%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	11%	61%
2005	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	27%	57%
2006	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	18%	59%
2007	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	12%	59%
2008	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	27%	63%
2009	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	38%	67%
2010	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	39%	71%
2011	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	45%	71%
2012	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	44%	75%
2013	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	49%	73%
2005	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	6%	43%
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	21%	57%
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	16%	68%
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	37%	72%
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	55%	80%
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	50%	75%
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	55%	77%
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	40%	75%
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	48%	75%
2005	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	35%	50%
2006	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	20%	53%
2007	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	30%	57%
2008	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	20%	57%
2009	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	33%	63%
2010	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	46%	68%
2011	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	51%	67%
2012	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	58%	80%
2013	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	50%	77%
2005	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	21%	43%
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	24%	50%
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	38%	58%
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	27%	62%
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	46%	68%
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	52%	75%
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	51%	74%
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	61%	77%
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	38%	70%
2009	Science	7th Grade	% met std	5%	32%
2010	Science	7th Grade	% met std	8%	33%
2011	Science	7th Grade	% met std	10%	39%
2012	Science	7th Grade	% met std	13%	41%
2013	Science	7th Grade	% met std	11%	41%
2005	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	41%	57%
2006	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	51%	66%
2007	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	40%	63%
2008	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	44%	67%
2009	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	38%	71%
2010	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	67%	76%
2011	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	59%	77%
2012	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	68%	80%
2013	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	51%	77%
2005	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	8%	33%
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	30%	44%
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	11%	47%
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	52%	56%
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	32%	62%
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	45%	63%
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	39%	63%
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	31%	68%
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	42%	65%
2006	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	32%	65%
2007	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	46%	62%
2008	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	29%	66%
2009	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	44%	70%
2010	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	31%	76%
2011	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	69%	78%
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	77%	80%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	57%	77%
2009	Biology	End of course	% met std	6%	41%
2010	Biology	End of course	% met std	9%	36%
2011	Biology	End of course	% met std	0%	41%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	5%	43%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	11%	44%
2006	Geometry	End of course	% met std	40%	60%
2007	Geometry	End of course	% met std	34%	59%
2008	Geometry	End of course	% met std	21%	60%
2009	Geometry	End of course	% met std	31%	66%
2010	Geometry	End of course	% met std	50%	69%
2011	Geometry	End of course	% met std	35%	73%
2012	Geometry	End of course	% met std	55%	76%
2013	Geometry	End of course	% met std	56%	72%
2006	Literacy	End of course	% met std	21%	45%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$13,135,000	$12,545		$15,800,000	$14,325		$14,651,000	$12,068
Federal:	$3,065,000	$2,927	23.3%	$5,747,000	$5,210	36.4%	$4,351,000	$3,584	29.7%
State:	$6,740,000	$6,437	51.3%	$7,481,000	$6,782	47.3%	$7,932,000	$6,534	54.1%
Local:	$3,330,000	$3,181	25.4%	$2,572,000	$2,332	16.3%	$2,368,000	$1,951	16.2%
Total Expenditures:	$11,880,000	$11,347		$18,819,000	$17,062		$16,164,000	$13,315
Total Current Expenditures:	$11,792,000	$11,263		$13,552,000	$12,286		$14,870,000	$12,249
Instructional Expenditures:	$6,064,000	$5,792	51.4%	$7,386,000	$6,696	54.5%	$8,100,000	$6,672	54.5%
Student and Staff Support:	$1,885,000	$1,800	16.0%	$2,452,000	$2,223	18.1%	$2,508,000	$2,066	16.9%
Administration:	$1,452,000	$1,387	12.3%	$1,175,000	$1,065	8.7%	$1,286,000	$1,059	8.6%
Operations, Food, Other:	$2,391,000	$2,284	20.3%	$2,539,000	$2,302	18.7%	$2,976,000	$2,451	20.0%
Total Capital Outlay:	$46,000	$44		$2,770,000	$2,511		$759,000	$625
Construction:	$37,000	$35		$2,578,000	$2,337		$315,000	$259
Total Other:	$37,000	$35		$2,485,000	$2,253		$518,000	$427
Interest on Debt:	$5,000	$5		$12,000	$11		$17,000	$14

Total Salary:	$6,137,000	$5,862		$7,283,000	$6,603		$7,989,000	$6,581
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$3,896,000	$3,721	63.5%	$4,729,000	$4,287	64.9%	$5,011,000	$4,128	62.7%
Other Salary:	$2,241,000	$2,140	36.5%	$2,554,000	$2,316	35.1%	$2,978,000	$2,453	37.3%
Total Benefit:	$2,170,000	$2,073		$2,337,000	$2,119		$2,532,000	$2,086
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$1,372,000	$1,310	63.2%	$1,514,000	$1,373	64.8%	$1,590,000	$1,310	62.8%
Other Benefit:	$798,000	$762	36.8%	$823,000	$746	35.2%	$942,000	$776	37.2%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	70.7%	NA
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	29.3%	NA

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	16.0 years	15.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	34.1%	38.3%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	4.9%	6.1%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	15.9%	15.7%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	30.5%	25.2%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	14.6%	14.8%

Mean Base Salary:	$37,596.0	$37,386.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$32,163.0	$32,367.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$36,025.0	$36,050.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$39,450.0	$39,836.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$41,144.0	$41,517.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$41,400.0	$41,282.0

* Lee County 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.