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Des Arc Public Schools

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Des Arc Public Schools is located close to the center of Arkansas. Des Arc Public Schools has 265.68 square miles of land area and 9.39 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Des Arc Public Schools population is 3,426. Des Arc Public Schools median household income is $33,712 in 2010-2014. Des Arc Public Schools median house value is $73,300 in 2010-2014. On average, Des Arc Public Schools is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	(102 out of 238, top 43%)*
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	2
Population	3,426 (2010-2014), rank #195
Population Growth	-3.71% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	12.46/sq mi, rank #219
Median Household Income:	$33,712 at 2010-2014—-0.18% increase since 2005-2009, rank #170
Median House Price:	$73,300 at 2010-2014—9.24% increase since 2005-2009, rank #157
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	265.68 sq mi, rank #64
Water Area:	9.39 sq mi (3.41%), rank #34
State:	Arkansas
County:	Prairie County, Lonoke County
City:	Des Arc, Biscoe, Carlisle, Ward, Griffithville, Lonoke
Zip:	72040, 72017, 72024, 72176, 72060, 72086
Area:	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR;Searcy, AR

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Des Arc Public Schools Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

600 Main St

Des Arc AR, 72040, Prairie County

Phone: 870-256-4164

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	573	608	595	615	624	635	669
English Language Learner Students:	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
Total Teachers:	46.88	46.48	50.39	51.37	62.00	62.00	52.00
Prekindergarten:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Kindergarten:	1.63	1.54	1.75	1.74	7.00	7.00	7.00
Elementary:	19.18	21.31	19.87	20.87	24.00	27.00	19.00
Secondary:	22.28	18.66	23.87	25.30	27.00	24.00	23.00
Ungraded:	2.79	3.97	3.90	2.46	3.00	3.00	2.00
Total Other Staff:	49.25	51.75	62.00	57.00	55.00	56.00	52.00
Instructional Aides:	10.00	13.00	12.00	11.00	10.00	10.00	14.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	0.00	0.00	1.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	3.00
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:	3.00	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	1.09	2.00	2.00	2.00	3.00	1.00
District Administrative Support:	4.00	3.00	4.00	4.00	3.00	4.00	5.00
School Administrators:	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
School Administrative Support:	3.00	3.41	7.00	5.00	5.00	6.00	2.00
Student Support Services:	10.75	11.00	12.00	10.00	9.00	7.00	2.00
Other Support Services:	13.50	14.25	18.00	17.00	18.00	18.00	20.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	12.22	13.08	11.81	11.97	10.06	10.24	12.87

Schools

Des Arc Elementary School		Prekindergarten to Grade 6	2100 Hickory St, Des Arc AR 72040
Des Arc High School		Grade 7 to Grade 12	600 Main St, Des Arc AR 72040

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
ACTAAP Test
2007	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	48%	50%
2008	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	45%	51%
2009	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	58%	56%
2010	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	43%	60%
2011	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	50%	65%
2012	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	59%	68%
2013	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	71%	70%
2005	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	52%	50%
2006	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	66%	57%
2007	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	46%	59%
2008	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	63%	64%
2009	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	45%	66%
2010	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	73%	71%
2011	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	84%	76%
2012	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	86%	82%
2013	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	78%	79%
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	55%	58%
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	86%	67%
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	80%	75%
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	89%	79%
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	93%	82%
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	98%	83%
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	87%	85%
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	95%	87%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	86%	86%
2005	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	46%	51%
2006	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	76%	61%
2007	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	47%	58%
2008	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	66%	67%
2009	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	75%	70%
2010	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	58%	77%
2011	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	86%	82%
2012	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	97%	85%
2013	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	90%	85%
2005	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	63%	50%
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	73%	60%
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	64%	65%
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	85%	74%
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	88%	78%
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	66%	80%
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	96%	82%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	90%	82%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	93%	82%
2005	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	56%	47%
2006	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	58%	56%
2007	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	71%	59%
2008	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	62%	64%
2009	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	51%	68%
2010	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	65%	74%
2011	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	53%	77%
2012	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	96%	85%
2013	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	89%	84%
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	57%	41%
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	62%	50%
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	63%	61%
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	68%	67%
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	69%	71%
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	77%	74%
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	67%	78%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	98%	76%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	84%	70%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	36%	43%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	38%	50%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	30%	56%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	84%	60%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	82%	61%
2005	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	60%	57%
2006	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	59%	59%
2007	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	62%	59%
2008	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	66%	63%
2009	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	68%	67%
2010	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	56%	71%
2011	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	68%	71%
2012	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	67%	75%
2013	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	95%	73%
2005	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	50%	43%
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	66%	57%
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	65%	68%
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	76%	72%
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	82%	80%
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	78%	75%
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	71%	77%
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	86%	75%
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	95%	75%
2005	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	42%	50%
2006	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	56%	53%
2007	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	57%	57%
2008	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	68%	57%
2009	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	66%	63%
2010	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	58%	68%
2011	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	50%	67%
2012	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	78%	80%
2013	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	60%	77%
2005	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	37%	43%
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	63%	50%
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	69%	58%
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	84%	62%
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	76%	68%
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	95%	75%
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	76%	74%
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	81%	77%
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	71%	70%
2009	Science	7th Grade	% met std	37%	32%
2010	Science	7th Grade	% met std	52%	33%
2011	Science	7th Grade	% met std	45%	39%
2012	Science	7th Grade	% met std	47%	41%
2013	Science	7th Grade	% met std	26%	41%
2005	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	56%	57%
2006	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	73%	66%
2007	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	69%	63%
2008	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	61%	67%
2009	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	71%	71%
2010	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	74%	76%
2011	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	80%	77%
2012	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	73%	80%
2013	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	80%	77%
2005	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	30%	33%
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	41%	44%
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	50%	47%
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	56%	56%
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	69%	62%
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	65%	63%
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	64%	63%
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	70%	68%
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	68%	65%
2006	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	74%	65%
2007	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	52%	62%
2008	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	74%	66%
2009	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	64%	70%
2010	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	75%	76%
2011	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	64%	78%
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	64%	80%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	59%	77%
2009	Biology	End of course	% met std	49%	41%
2010	Biology	End of course	% met std	50%	36%
2011	Biology	End of course	% met std	67%	41%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	52%	43%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	40%	44%
2006	Geometry	End of course	% met std	56%	60%
2007	Geometry	End of course	% met std	52%	59%
2008	Geometry	End of course	% met std	52%	60%
2009	Geometry	End of course	% met std	87%	66%
2010	Geometry	End of course	% met std	57%	69%
2011	Geometry	End of course	% met std	71%	73%
2012	Geometry	End of course	% met std	49%	76%
2006	Literacy	End of course	% met std	64%	45%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$5,500,000	$9,244		$5,807,000	$9,442		$5,967,000	$9,563
Federal:	$735,000	$1,235	13.4%	$803,000	$1,306	13.8%	$1,081,000	$1,732	18.1%
State:	$3,437,000	$5,776	62.5%	$3,433,000	$5,582	59.1%	$3,436,000	$5,506	57.6%
Local:	$1,328,000	$2,232	24.1%	$1,571,000	$2,554	27.1%	$1,450,000	$2,324	24.3%
Total Expenditures:	$5,776,000	$9,708		$5,869,000	$9,543		$6,687,000	$10,716
Total Current Expenditures:	$5,221,000	$8,775		$5,225,000	$8,496		$5,231,000	$8,383
Instructional Expenditures:	$3,041,000	$5,111	58.2%	$2,981,000	$4,847	57.1%	$3,043,000	$4,877	58.2%
Student and Staff Support:	$485,000	$815	9.3%	$459,000	$746	8.8%	$423,000	$678	8.1%
Administration:	$494,000	$830	9.5%	$532,000	$865	10.2%	$526,000	$843	10.1%
Operations, Food, Other:	$1,201,000	$2,018	23.0%	$1,253,000	$2,037	24.0%	$1,239,000	$1,986	23.7%
Total Capital Outlay:	$114,000	$192		$184,000	$299		$662,000	$1,061
Construction:	$85,000	$143		$117,000	$190		$402,000	$644
Total Other:	$322,000	$541		$353,000	$574		$658,000	$1,054
Interest on Debt:	$33,000	$55		$19,000	$31		$49,000	$79

Total Salary:	$3,146,000	$5,287		$3,193,000	$5,192		$3,151,000	$5,050
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$2,052,000	$3,449	65.2%	$2,076,000	$3,376	65.0%	$2,061,000	$3,303	65.4%
Other Salary:	$1,094,000	$1,839	34.8%	$1,117,000	$1,816	35.0%	$1,090,000	$1,747	34.6%
Total Benefit:	$856,000	$1,439		$872,000	$1,418		$874,000	$1,401
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$568,000	$955	66.4%	$571,000	$928	65.5%	$561,000	$899	64.2%
Other Benefit:	$288,000	$484	33.6%	$301,000	$489	34.5%	$313,000	$502	35.8%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	65.9%	66.7%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	34.1%	33.3%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	18.0 years	16.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	15.9%	21.7%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	11.4%	15.2%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	29.5%	28.3%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	27.3%	21.7%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	15.9%	13.0%

Mean Base Salary:	$38,215.0	$36,814.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$29,457.0	$31,143.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$32,799.0	$32,723.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$36,425.0	$35,440.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$43,234.0	$42,014.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$45,562.0	$45,351.0

* Des Arc Public Schools was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.