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South Mississippi County School District

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South Mississippi County School District is located in east Arkansas. South Mississippi County School District has 363.77 square miles of land area and 4.79 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total South Mississippi County School District population is 5,942. South Mississippi County School District median household income is $32,965 in 2010-2014. South Mississippi County School District median house value is $64,600 in 2010-2014. On average, South Mississippi County School District is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	(193 out of 238, bottom 19%)*
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	4
Population	5,942 (2010-2014), rank #113
Population Growth	-6.16% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	16.12/sq mi, rank #196
Median Household Income:	$32,965 at 2010-2014—4.50% increase since 2005-2009, rank #181
Median House Price:	$64,600 at 2010-2014—6.95% increase since 2005-2009, rank #198
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	363.77 sq mi, rank #28
Water Area:	4.79 sq mi (1.30%), rank #70
State:	Arkansas
County:	Mississippi County
City:	Tyronza, Joiner, Birdsong, Dyess, Frenchmans Bayou, Wilson, Bassett, Keiser, Osceola, Manila, Etowah, Blytheville, Luxora, Victoria, Lepanto, Driver, Marie
Zip:	72386, 72350, 72330, 72338, 72395, 72351, 72370, 72442, 72428, 72315, 72358, 72354, 72329
Area:	Blytheville, AR

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South Mississippi County School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

22 Jefferson

Wilson AR, 72395, Mississippi County

Phone: 870-655-8633

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	1,308	1,356	1,398	1,364	1,335	1,358	1,350
English Language Learner Students:	21	19	18	19	5	3	3
Total Teachers:	97.36	97.02	96.00	96.73	102.00	108.00	124.00
Prekindergarten:	0.50	2.00	2.50	3.50	4.00	4.00	5.00
Kindergarten:	6.52	5.29	5.36	5.50	10.00	10.00	13.00
Elementary:	42.31	41.96	42.47	41.97	44.00	43.00	55.00
Secondary:	43.19	43.08	41.07	40.96	38.00	44.00	46.00
Ungraded:	4.84	4.69	4.60	4.80	6.00	7.00	5.00
Total Other Staff:	96.22	106.22	124.00	127.00	129.00	135.00	139.00
Instructional Aides:	25.00	24.00	27.00	32.00	32.00	31.00	33.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	0.70	0.70	2.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	3.00	2.94	5.00	5.00	4.00	5.00	4.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	1.50	1.62	4.00	3.00	2.00	2.00	0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	1.50	1.32	1.00	2.00	2.00	3.00	4.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	3.00	3.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	3.00	8.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.00	2.00
District Administrators:	1.75	1.75	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
District Administrative Support:	7.25	6.31	8.00	7.00	5.00	8.00	8.00
School Administrators:	3.50	3.50	5.00	5.00	5.00	4.00	6.00
School Administrative Support:	6.00	10.00	15.00	10.00	12.00	13.00	8.00
Student Support Services:	19.00	22.00	23.00	23.00	27.00	28.00	13.00
Other Support Services:	27.02	32.02	33.00	36.00	35.00	37.00	52.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	13.43	13.98	14.56	14.10	13.09	12.57	10.89

Schools

Rivercrest High School	Grade 7 to Grade 12	1700 Hwy 14 West, Wilson AR 72395
So Miss County Elementary At Keiser	Prekindergarten to Grade 4	209 East Main St, Keiser AR 72351
So Miss County Elementary At Luxora	Kindergarten to Grade 4	503 West Calhoun St, Luxora AR 72358
South Miss Cty Elementary @ Wilson	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	1 Lee St, Wilson AR 72395

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	43%	51%
2009	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	45%	56%
2010	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	51%	60%
2011	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	51%	65%
2012	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	66%	68%
2013	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	62%	70%
2005	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	45%	50%
2006	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	55%	57%
2007	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	46%	59%
2008	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	35%	64%
2009	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	67%	66%
2010	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	62%	71%
2011	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	72%	76%
2012	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	82%	82%
2013	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	83%	79%
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	44%	58%
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	57%	67%
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	59%	75%
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	53%	79%
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	81%	82%
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	79%	83%
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	92%	85%
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	88%	87%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	79%	86%
2005	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	43%	51%
2006	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	53%	61%
2007	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	48%	58%
2008	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	55%	67%
2009	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	48%	70%
2010	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	72%	77%
2011	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	64%	82%
2012	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	92%	85%
2013	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	82%	85%
2005	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	40%	50%
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	53%	60%
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	60%	65%
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	58%	74%
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	55%	78%
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	78%	80%
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	76%	82%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	88%	82%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	68%	82%
2005	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	26%	47%
2006	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	53%	56%
2007	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	47%	59%
2008	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	59%	64%
2009	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	57%	68%
2010	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	56%	74%
2011	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	75%	77%
2012	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	83%	85%
2013	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	86%	84%
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	25%	41%
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	48%	50%
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	60%	61%
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	63%	67%
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	56%	71%
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	56%	74%
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	81%	78%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	68%	76%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	65%	70%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	30%	43%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	21%	50%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	46%	56%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	41%	60%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	49%	61%
2005	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	45%	57%
2006	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	40%	59%
2007	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	59%	59%
2008	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	53%	63%
2009	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	59%	67%
2010	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	57%	71%
2011	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	48%	71%
2012	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	67%	75%
2013	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	63%	73%
2005	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	47%	43%
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	37%	57%
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	68%	68%
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	76%	72%
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	75%	80%
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	81%	75%
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	73%	77%
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	78%	75%
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	65%	75%
2005	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	41%	50%
2006	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	48%	53%
2007	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	39%	57%
2008	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	56%	57%
2009	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	59%	63%
2010	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	65%	68%
2011	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	49%	67%
2012	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	71%	80%
2013	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	71%	77%
2005	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	40%	43%
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	42%	50%
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	50%	58%
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	60%	62%
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	70%	68%
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	76%	75%
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	62%	74%
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	57%	77%
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	66%	70%
2009	Science	7th Grade	% met std	17%	32%
2010	Science	7th Grade	% met std	23%	33%
2011	Science	7th Grade	% met std	26%	39%
2012	Science	7th Grade	% met std	16%	41%
2013	Science	7th Grade	% met std	25%	41%
2005	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	57%	57%
2006	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	60%	66%
2007	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	57%	63%
2008	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	58%	67%
2009	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	75%	71%
2010	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	74%	76%
2011	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	73%	77%
2012	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	73%	80%
2013	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	65%	77%
2005	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	29%	33%
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	29%	44%
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	36%	47%
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	34%	56%
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	57%	62%
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	58%	63%
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	56%	63%
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	48%	68%
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	31%	65%
2006	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	48%	65%
2007	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	74%	62%
2008	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	47%	66%
2009	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	63%	70%
2010	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	62%	76%
2011	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	66%	78%
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	69%	80%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	45%	77%
2009	Biology	End of course	% met std	23%	41%
2010	Biology	End of course	% met std	34%	36%
2011	Biology	End of course	% met std	35%	41%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	20%	43%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	23%	44%
2006	Geometry	End of course	% met std	29%	60%
2007	Geometry	End of course	% met std	60%	59%
2008	Geometry	End of course	% met std	35%	60%
2009	Geometry	End of course	% met std	54%	66%
2010	Geometry	End of course	% met std	64%	69%
2011	Geometry	End of course	% met std	50%	73%
2012	Geometry	End of course	% met std	62%	76%
2006	Literacy	End of course	% met std	35%	45%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$14,582,000	$10,431		$13,467,000	$9,873		$13,447,000	$10,073
Federal:	$3,042,000	$2,176	20.9%	$2,597,000	$1,904	19.3%	$2,355,000	$1,764	17.5%
State:	$8,399,000	$6,008	57.6%	$8,177,000	$5,995	60.7%	$7,989,000	$5,984	59.4%
Local:	$3,141,000	$2,247	21.5%	$2,693,000	$1,974	20.0%	$3,103,000	$2,324	23.1%
Total Expenditures:	$14,137,000	$10,112		$13,128,000	$9,625		$12,688,000	$9,504
Total Current Expenditures:	$12,671,000	$9,064		$11,878,000	$8,708		$11,929,000	$8,936
Instructional Expenditures:	$6,522,000	$4,665	51.5%	$6,699,000	$4,911	56.4%	$6,215,000	$4,655	52.1%
Student and Staff Support:	$1,671,000	$1,195	13.2%	$1,712,000	$1,255	14.4%	$2,048,000	$1,534	17.2%
Administration:	$997,000	$713	7.9%	$933,000	$684	7.9%	$1,061,000	$795	8.9%
Operations, Food, Other:	$3,481,000	$2,490	27.5%	$2,534,000	$1,858	21.3%	$2,605,000	$1,951	21.8%
Total Capital Outlay:	$1,255,000	$898		$834,000	$611		$427,000	$320
Construction:	$20,000	$14		$137,000	$100		$47,000	$35
Total Other:	$26,000	$19		$142,000	$104		$58,000	$43
Interest on Debt:	$185,000	$132		$274,000	$201		$274,000	$205

Total Salary:	$6,596,000	$4,718		$6,632,000	$4,862		$6,660,000	$4,989
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$4,024,000	$2,878	61.0%	$4,121,000	$3,021	62.1%	$4,055,000	$3,037	60.9%
Other Salary:	$2,572,000	$1,840	39.0%	$2,511,000	$1,841	37.9%	$2,605,000	$1,951	39.1%
Total Benefit:	$1,795,000	$1,284		$1,821,000	$1,335		$1,922,000	$1,440
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$1,106,000	$791	61.6%	$1,115,000	$817	61.2%	$1,099,000	$823	57.2%
Other Benefit:	$689,000	$493	38.4%	$706,000	$518	38.8%	$823,000	$616	42.8%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	78.4%	NA
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	21.6%	NA

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	14.0 years	13.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	23.0%	32.0%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	23.0%	15.5%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	29.7%	28.2%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	20.3%	19.4%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	4.1%	4.9%

Mean Base Salary:	$37,261.0	$35,832.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$31,965.0	$32,464.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$36,130.0	$34,681.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$39,764.0	$37,745.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$40,327.0	$38,740.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$40,000.0	$39,020.0

* South Mississippi County 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.