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Pulaski County Special School District is located close to the center of Arkansas. Pulaski County Special School District has 683.88 square miles of land area and 44.97 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Pulaski County Special School District population is 156,684. Pulaski County Special School District median household income is $52,179 in 2010-2014. Pulaski County Special School District median house value is $150,300 in 2010-2014. On average, Pulaski County Special School District is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	(201 out of 238, bottom 16%)*
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	36
Population	156,684 (2010-2014), rank #2
Population Growth	5.96% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	214.97/sq mi, rank #21
Median Household Income:	$52,179 at 2010-2014—2.17% increase since 2005-2009, rank #23
Median House Price:	$150,300 at 2010-2014—13.69% increase since 2005-2009, rank #12
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	683.88 sq mi, rank #5
Water Area:	44.97 sq mi (6.17%), rank #2
State:	Arkansas
County:	Saline County, Pulaski County, Lonoke County, Faulkner County
City:	Mabelvale, Shannon Hills, Little Rock, Alexander, Maumelle, North Little Rock, Sherwood, Scott, England, Jacksonville, Cabot, Mcalmont, Gibson, Roland, Perryville, Paron, Bigelow, Hensley, Wrightsville, Woodson, Sweet Home, Natural Steps, Landmark, College Station
Zip:	72103, 72210, 72002, 72113, 72118, 72119, 72120, 72142, 72046, 72117, 72076, 72023, 72116, 72099, 72223, 72135, 72126, 72122, 72016, 72206, 72065, 72211, 72212, 72204
Area:	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR

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Pulaski County Special School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

925 East Dixon Rd

Little Rock AR, 72216, Pulaski County

Phone: 501-490-2000

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	17,750	17,937	17,637	17,501	17,734	18,063	18,016
English Language Learner Students:	531	477	372	336	308	305	292
Total Teachers:	1,243.87	1,126.25	1,188.87	1,235.13	1,411.00	1,354.00	1,369.00
Prekindergarten:	36.00	35.00	34.00	35.00	32.00	33.00	34.00
Kindergarten:	93.91	99.77	94.75	93.98	91.00	88.00	87.00
Elementary:	584.54	494.72	530.02	562.67	684.00	621.00	652.00
Secondary:	432.27	396.50	410.94	419.94	470.00	461.00	458.00
Ungraded:	97.15	100.26	119.16	123.54	134.00	151.00	138.00
Total Other Staff:	1,475.30	1,372.80	909.00	1,519.00	1,472.00	1,327.00	1,135.00
Instructional Aides:	159.50	106.50	142.00	119.00	104.00	96.00	93.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	20.00	40.20	30.00	22.00	13.00	13.00	15.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	48.20	46.20	56.00	59.00	58.00	59.00	68.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	20.40	21.40	30.00	31.00	23.00	23.00	32.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	27.80	24.80	26.00	28.00	35.00	36.00	36.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	30.50	27.50	32.00	35.00	33.00	34.00	36.00
Library/Media Support:	1.00	1.50	1.00	2.00	1.00	2.00	0.00
District Administrators:	22.00	20.00	3.00	31.00	23.00	26.00	16.00
District Administrative Support:	94.00	90.00	0.00	82.00	78.00	82.00	75.00
School Administrators:	66.00	64.00	66.00	69.00	73.00	70.00	72.00
School Administrative Support:	121.50	165.00	191.00	119.00	146.00	119.00	107.00
Student Support Services:	373.40	345.60	280.00	403.00	410.00	292.00	111.00
Other Support Services:	539.20	466.30	108.00	578.00	533.00	534.00	542.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.27	15.93	14.84	14.17	12.57	13.34	13.16

Schools

Adkins Pre-K Center	Prekindergarten to Kindergarten	500 Cloverdale Rd, Jacksonville AR 72076
Arnold Drive Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	4150 Arnold Dr, Jacksonville AR 72076
Baker Interdistrict Elementary Sch.	Kindergarten to Grade 5	15001 Kanis Rd, Little Rock AR 72223
Bates Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	14300 Dineen Dr, Little Rock AR 72206
Bayou Meto Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	26405 Hwy 107, Jacksonville AR 72076
Cato Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	9906 Cato Rd, Sherwood AR 72120
Chenal Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	21201 Denny Rd, Little Rock AR 72223
Clinton Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	142 Hollywood Blvd, Sherwood AR 72120
College Station Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	4710 Frazier Pk Rd, College Station AR 72053
Crystal Hill Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	5001 North Shore Dr, North Little Rock AR 72118
Fuller Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 10	808 East Dixon Rd, Little Rock AR 72206
Harris Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	4424 Hwy 161 North, North Little Rock AR 72117
Jacksonville High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	2400 Linda Ln, Jacksonville AR 72076
Jacksonville Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	1320 School Dr, Jacksonville AR 72076
Joe T. Robinson Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	21600 Hwy 10, Little Rock AR 72223
Joe T. Robinson High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	21501 Hwy 10, Little Rock AR 72223
Joe T. Robinson Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	21001 Hwy 10, Little Rock AR 72223
Landmark Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	16712 Arch St Pk, Little Rock AR 72206
Lawson Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	19901 Lawson Rd, Little Rock AR 72210
Maumelle High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	100 Victory Ln, Maumelle AR 72113
Maumelle Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	1000 Carnaham Dr, Maumelle AR 72113
Murrell Taylor Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	1401 Murrell Taylor Dr, Jacksonville AR 72076
North Pulaski High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	718 Harris Rd, Jacksonville AR 72076
Northwood Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	10200 Bamboo Ln, Sherwood AR 72120
Oak Grove Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	5703 Oak Grove Rd, North Little Rock AR 72118
Oakbrooke Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	2200 Thornhill, Sherwood AR 72120
Pine Forest Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	400 Pine Forest Dr, Maumelle AR 72113
Pinewood Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	1919 Northeastern Ave, Jacksonville AR 72076
Scott Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	15306 Alexander Rd, Scott AR 72142
Sherwood Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	307 Verona Ave, Sherwood AR 72120
Sylvan Hills Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	402 Dee Jay Hudson Dr, Sherwood AR 72120
Sylvan Hills High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	484 Bear Paw Rd, Sherwood AR 72120
Sylvan Hills Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	401 Dee Jay Hudson Dr, Sherwood AR 72120
Tolleson Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	601 Harris Rd, Jacksonville AR 72076
Warren Dupree Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	700 Gregory St, Jacksonville AR 72076
Wilbur D. Mills High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	1205 East Dixon Rd, Little Rock AR 72206

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
ACTAAP Test
2007	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	41%	50%
2008	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	38%	51%
2009	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	46%	56%
2010	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	50%	60%
2011	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	50%	65%
2012	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	59%	68%
2013	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	58%	70%
2005	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	49%	50%
2006	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	52%	57%
2007	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	53%	59%
2008	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	59%	64%
2009	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	61%	66%
2010	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	66%	71%
2011	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	75%	76%
2012	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	83%	82%
2013	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	78%	79%
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	56%	58%
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	60%	67%
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	66%	75%
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	75%	79%
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	75%	82%
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	81%	83%
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	83%	85%
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	86%	87%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	81%	86%
2005	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	47%	51%
2006	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	58%	61%
2007	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	54%	58%
2008	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	59%	67%
2009	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	69%	70%
2010	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	76%	77%
2011	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	83%	82%
2012	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	84%	85%
2013	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	85%	85%
2005	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	48%	50%
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	56%	60%
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	59%	65%
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	68%	74%
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	73%	78%
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	77%	80%
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	80%	82%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	79%	82%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	79%	82%
2005	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	49%	47%
2006	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	51%	56%
2007	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	58%	59%
2008	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	64%	64%
2009	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	63%	68%
2010	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	73%	74%
2011	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	76%	77%
2012	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	85%	85%
2013	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	83%	84%
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	38%	41%
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	46%	50%
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	56%	61%
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	62%	67%
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	60%	71%
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	66%	74%
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	73%	78%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	71%	76%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	64%	70%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	25%	43%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	30%	50%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	41%	56%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	43%	60%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	42%	61%
2005	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	51%	57%
2006	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	50%	59%
2007	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	50%	59%
2008	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	50%	63%
2009	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	55%	67%
2010	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	59%	71%
2011	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	59%	71%
2012	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	66%	75%
2013	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	60%	73%
2005	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	32%	43%
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	44%	57%
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	55%	68%
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	58%	72%
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	68%	80%
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	63%	75%
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	63%	77%
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	65%	75%
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	64%	75%
2005	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	46%	50%
2006	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	50%	53%
2007	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	52%	57%
2008	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	48%	57%
2009	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	52%	63%
2010	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	59%	68%
2011	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	54%	67%
2012	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	75%	80%
2013	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	67%	77%
2005	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	32%	43%
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	41%	50%
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	44%	58%
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	46%	62%
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	55%	68%
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	67%	75%
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	64%	74%
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	68%	77%
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	60%	70%
2009	Science	7th Grade	% met std	18%	32%
2010	Science	7th Grade	% met std	17%	33%
2011	Science	7th Grade	% met std	18%	39%
2012	Science	7th Grade	% met std	20%	41%
2013	Science	7th Grade	% met std	23%	41%
2005	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	46%	57%
2006	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	58%	66%
2007	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	56%	63%
2008	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	59%	67%
2009	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	62%	71%
2010	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	67%	76%
2011	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	67%	77%
2012	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	72%	80%
2013	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	67%	77%
2005	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	22%	33%
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	28%	44%
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	29%	47%
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	44%	56%
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	51%	62%
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	49%	63%
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	52%	63%
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	59%	68%
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	52%	65%
2006	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	39%	65%
2007	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	37%	62%
2008	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	49%	66%
2009	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	56%	70%
2010	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	71%	76%
2011	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	66%	78%
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	66%	80%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	72%	77%
2009	Biology	End of course	% met std	24%	41%
2010	Biology	End of course	% met std	21%	36%
2011	Biology	End of course	% met std	21%	41%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	23%	43%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	25%	44%
2006	Geometry	End of course	% met std	44%	60%
2007	Geometry	End of course	% met std	39%	59%
2008	Geometry	End of course	% met std	36%	60%
2009	Geometry	End of course	% met std	48%	66%
2010	Geometry	End of course	% met std	59%	69%
2011	Geometry	End of course	% met std	62%	73%
2012	Geometry	End of course	% met std	62%	76%
2013	Geometry	End of course	% met std	55%	72%
2006	Literacy	End of course	% met std	38%	45%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$227,534,000	$12,901		$216,609,000	$12,377		$209,707,000	$11,825
Federal:	$22,932,000	$1,300	10.1%	$27,546,000	$1,574	12.7%	$28,368,000	$1,600	13.5%
State:	$87,022,000	$4,934	38.2%	$91,827,000	$5,247	42.4%	$87,544,000	$4,937	41.7%
Local:	$117,580,000	$6,667	51.7%	$97,236,000	$5,556	44.9%	$93,795,000	$5,289	44.7%
Total Expenditures:	$252,363,000	$14,309		$305,303,000	$17,445		$278,196,000	$15,687
Total Current Expenditures:	$192,310,000	$10,904		$190,399,000	$10,879		$183,261,000	$10,334
Instructional Expenditures:	$107,648,000	$6,104	56.0%	$106,812,000	$6,103	56.1%	$105,441,000	$5,946	57.5%
Student and Staff Support:	$24,053,000	$1,364	12.5%	$25,231,000	$1,442	13.3%	$23,505,000	$1,325	12.8%
Administration:	$22,323,000	$1,266	11.6%	$21,740,000	$1,242	11.4%	$20,145,000	$1,136	11.0%
Operations, Food, Other:	$38,286,000	$2,171	19.9%	$36,616,000	$2,092	19.2%	$34,170,000	$1,927	18.6%
Total Capital Outlay:	$23,999,000	$1,361		$50,055,000	$2,860		$41,387,000	$2,334
Construction:	$19,558,000	$1,109		$45,277,000	$2,587		$37,657,000	$2,123
Total Other:	$22,595,000	$1,281		$52,789,000	$3,016		$41,558,000	$2,343
Interest on Debt:	$6,316,000	$358		$6,006,000	$343		$5,630,000	$317

Total Salary:	$119,063,000	$6,751		$120,975,000	$6,912		$116,767,000	$6,584
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$73,376,000	$4,160	61.6%	$73,952,000	$4,226	61.1%	$72,957,000	$4,114	62.5%
Other Salary:	$45,687,000	$2,590	38.4%	$47,023,000	$2,687	38.9%	$43,810,000	$2,470	37.5%
Total Benefit:	$36,324,000	$2,060		$36,397,000	$2,080		$34,412,000	$1,940
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$21,680,000	$1,229	59.7%	$21,932,000	$1,253	60.3%	$20,941,000	$1,181	60.9%
Other Benefit:	$14,644,000	$830	40.3%	$14,465,000	$827	39.7%	$13,471,000	$760	39.1%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	50.9%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	49.1%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	16.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	23.1%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	18.5%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	21.7%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	25.5%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	11.2%

Mean Base Salary:	$44,487.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$31,867.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$37,669.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$48,357.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$53,111.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$54,623.0

* Pulaski County Special School District was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.