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Bay School District

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Bay School District is located in northeast Arkansas. Bay School District has 64.46 square miles of land area and 0.10 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Bay School District population is 2,917. Bay School District median household income is $36,875 in 2010-2014. Bay School District median house value is $75,700 in 2010-2014. On average, Bay School District is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	(98 out of 238, top 41%)*
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Kindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	2
Population	2,917 (2010-2014), rank #209
Population Growth	-1.05% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	45.19/sq mi, rank #94
Median Household Income:	$36,875 at 2010-2014—9.78% increase since 2005-2009, rank #132
Median House Price:	$75,700 at 2010-2014—8.92% increase since 2005-2009, rank #152
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	64.46 sq mi, rank #227
Water Area:	0.10 sq mi (0.15%), rank #234
State:	Arkansas
County:	Craighead County
City:	Lake City, Jonesboro, Bay
Zip:	72437, 72401, 72404, 72411
Area:	Jonesboro, AR

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Bay School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

700 School St

Bay AR, 72411, Craighead County

Phone: 870-781-3711

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	594	573	571	558	530	547	554
English Language Learner Students:	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total Teachers:	47.89	46.81	47.38	46.41	53.00	53.00	30.00
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.00	0.00
Kindergarten:	4.52	3.36	3.45	3.33	5.00	5.00	3.00
Elementary:	18.36	20.63	17.15	16.43	20.00	20.00	19.00
Secondary:	20.56	18.26	22.10	22.20	23.00	22.00	2.00
Ungraded:	4.45	4.56	4.68	4.45	5.00	5.00	6.00
Total Other Staff:	42.00	52.00	43.00	44.00	44.00	37.00	55.00
Instructional Aides:	7.00	10.00	10.00	9.00	9.00	9.00	10.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	1.00	1.00	1.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	1.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	1.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
District Administrators:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
District Administrative Support:	4.00	4.00	2.00	2.00	3.00	3.00	3.00
School Administrators:	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
School Administrative Support:	4.00	5.00	6.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	2.00
Student Support Services:	10.00	12.00	6.00	7.00	8.00	1.00	4.00
Other Support Services:	9.00	13.00	11.00	13.00	11.00	11.00	29.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	12.40	12.24	12.05	12.02	10.00	10.32	18.47

Schools

Bay Elementary School		Kindergarten to Grade 6	700 School St, Bay AR 72411
Bay High School		Grade 7 to Grade 12	700 School St, Bay AR 72411

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
ACTAAP Test
2007	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	32%	50%
2008	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	57%	51%
2009	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	60%	56%
2010	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	44%	60%
2011	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	54%	65%
2012	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	40%	68%
2013	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	55%	70%
2005	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	68%	50%
2006	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	50%	57%
2007	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	75%	59%
2008	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	83%	64%
2009	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	83%	66%
2010	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	85%	71%
2011	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	73%	76%
2012	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	87%	82%
2013	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	87%	79%
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	68%	58%
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	76%	67%
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	94%	75%
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	87%	79%
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	85%	82%
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	94%	83%
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	82%	85%
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	89%	87%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	93%	86%
2005	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	49%	51%
2006	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	75%	61%
2007	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	53%	58%
2008	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	77%	67%
2009	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	74%	70%
2010	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	79%	77%
2011	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	89%	82%
2012	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	77%	85%
2013	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	89%	85%
2005	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	30%	50%
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	63%	60%
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	57%	65%
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	73%	74%
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	75%	78%
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	77%	80%
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	91%	82%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	73%	82%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	80%	82%
2005	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	35%	47%
2006	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	58%	56%
2007	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	69%	59%
2008	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	63%	64%
2009	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	64%	68%
2010	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	76%	74%
2011	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	76%	77%
2012	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	90%	85%
2013	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	85%	84%
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	50%	41%
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	51%	50%
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	53%	61%
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	48%	67%
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	77%	71%
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	70%	74%
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	81%	78%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	84%	76%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	70%	70%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	33%	43%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	55%	50%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	65%	56%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	65%	60%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	55%	61%
2005	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	62%	57%
2006	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	57%	59%
2007	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	72%	59%
2008	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	67%	63%
2009	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	72%	67%
2010	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	82%	71%
2011	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	79%	71%
2012	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	75%	75%
2013	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	82%	73%
2005	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	52%	43%
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	72%	57%
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	82%	68%
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	89%	72%
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	83%	80%
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	77%	75%
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	91%	77%
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	89%	75%
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	84%	75%
2005	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	64%	50%
2006	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	59%	53%
2007	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	63%	57%
2008	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	58%	57%
2009	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	68%	63%
2010	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	66%	68%
2011	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	73%	67%
2012	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	85%	80%
2013	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	67%	77%
2005	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	35%	43%
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	50%	50%
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	49%	58%
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	60%	62%
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	60%	68%
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	54%	75%
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	68%	74%
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	81%	77%
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	69%	70%
2009	Science	7th Grade	% met std	29%	32%
2010	Science	7th Grade	% met std	20%	33%
2011	Science	7th Grade	% met std	29%	39%
2012	Science	7th Grade	% met std	33%	41%
2013	Science	7th Grade	% met std	19%	41%
2005	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	62%	57%
2006	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	79%	66%
2007	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	72%	63%
2008	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	63%	67%
2009	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	76%	71%
2010	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	66%	76%
2011	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	61%	77%
2012	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	84%	80%
2013	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	80%	77%
2005	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	24%	33%
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	46%	44%
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	42%	47%
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	56%	56%
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	64%	62%
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	66%	63%
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	39%	63%
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	64%	68%
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	76%	65%
2006	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	72%	65%
2007	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	67%	62%
2008	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	63%	66%
2009	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	61%	70%
2010	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	66%	76%
2011	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	61%	78%
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	48%	80%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	76%	77%
2009	Biology	End of course	% met std	41%	41%
2010	Biology	End of course	% met std	20%	36%
2011	Biology	End of course	% met std	36%	41%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	27%	43%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	11%	44%
2006	Geometry	End of course	% met std	67%	60%
2007	Geometry	End of course	% met std	72%	59%
2008	Geometry	End of course	% met std	49%	60%
2009	Geometry	End of course	% met std	61%	66%
2010	Geometry	End of course	% met std	75%	69%
2011	Geometry	End of course	% met std	58%	73%
2012	Geometry	End of course	% met std	56%	76%
2013	Geometry	End of course	% met std	25%	72%
2006	Literacy	End of course	% met std	44%	45%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$5,456,000	$9,555		$5,365,000	$9,615		$5,077,000	$9,579
Federal:	$697,000	$1,221	12.8%	$798,000	$1,430	14.9%	$671,000	$1,266	13.2%
State:	$3,295,000	$5,771	60.4%	$3,132,000	$5,613	58.4%	$2,995,000	$5,651	59.0%
Local:	$1,464,000	$2,564	26.8%	$1,435,000	$2,572	26.7%	$1,411,000	$2,662	27.8%
Total Expenditures:	$5,606,000	$9,818		$5,400,000	$9,677		$5,588,000	$10,543
Total Current Expenditures:	$5,245,000	$9,186		$5,209,000	$9,335		$4,943,000	$9,326
Instructional Expenditures:	$3,088,000	$5,408	58.9%	$3,074,000	$5,509	59.0%	$2,914,000	$5,498	59.0%
Student and Staff Support:	$531,000	$930	10.1%	$533,000	$955	10.2%	$502,000	$947	10.2%
Administration:	$737,000	$1,291	14.1%	$674,000	$1,208	12.9%	$636,000	$1,200	12.9%
Operations, Food, Other:	$889,000	$1,557	16.9%	$928,000	$1,663	17.8%	$891,000	$1,681	18.0%
Total Capital Outlay:	$100,000	$175		$65,000	$116		$339,000	$640
Construction:	$6,000	$11		$3,000	$5		$177,000	$334
Total Other:	$153,000	$268		$6,000	$11		$181,000	$342
Interest on Debt:	$93,000	$163		$113,000	$203		$116,000	$219

Total Salary:	$2,900,000	$5,079		$3,005,000	$5,385		$2,892,000	$5,457
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$1,862,000	$3,261	64.2%	$1,864,000	$3,341	62.0%	$1,802,000	$3,400	62.3%
Other Salary:	$1,038,000	$1,818	35.8%	$1,141,000	$2,045	38.0%	$1,090,000	$2,057	37.7%
Total Benefit:	$783,000	$1,371		$812,000	$1,455		$790,000	$1,491
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$502,000	$879	64.1%	$504,000	$903	62.1%	$492,000	$928	62.3%
Other Benefit:	$281,000	$492	35.9%	$308,000	$552	37.9%	$298,000	$562	37.7%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	70.6%	NA
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	29.4%	NA

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	18.0 years	15.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	14.7%	20.5%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	23.5%	25.6%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	26.5%	25.6%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	11.8%	12.8%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	23.5%	15.4%

Mean Base Salary:	$36,170.0	$34,634.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$29,452.0	$29,750.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$32,604.0	$32,302.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$38,740.0	$37,061.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$37,696.0	$37,261.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$40,280.0	$38,797.0

* Bay School District was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.