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Pottsville Public Schools is located close to the center of Arkansas. Pottsville Public Schools has 68.62 square miles of land area and 2.30 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Pottsville Public Schools population is 5,717. Pottsville Public Schools median household income is $47,736 in 2010-2014. Pottsville Public Schools median house value is $118,500 in 2010-2014. On average, Pottsville Public Schools is much better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	(7 out of 238, top 3%)*
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	4
Population	5,717 (2010-2014), rank #117
Population Growth	-10.78% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	80.61/sq mi, rank #59
Median Household Income:	$47,736 at 2010-2014—10.24% increase since 2005-2009, rank #33
Median House Price:	$118,500 at 2010-2014—4.77% increase since 2005-2009, rank #44
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	68.62 sq mi, rank #222
Water Area:	2.30 sq mi (3.25%), rank #109
State:	Arkansas
County:	Pope County
City:	Atkins, Russellville, Pottsville
Zip:	72823, 72802, 72858
Area:	Russellville, AR

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Pottsville Public Schools Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

7000 Sr 247

Pottsville AR, 72858, Pope County

Phone: 479-968-8101

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	1,667	1,662	1,686	1,653	1,658	1,638	1,598
English Language Learner Students:	41	37	39	28	26	20	14
Total Teachers:	125.17	123.52	122.59	119.14	128.00	125.00	74.00
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Kindergarten:	7.97	7.76	7.78	7.84	11.00	11.00	0.00
Elementary:	60.49	58.88	60.14	59.13	60.00	59.00	43.00
Secondary:	49.82	49.42	47.57	46.40	50.00	48.00	29.00
Ungraded:	6.89	7.46	7.10	5.77	7.00	7.00	2.00
Total Other Staff:	117.50	121.63	126.00	121.00	117.00	114.00	154.00
Instructional Aides:	26.50	26.35	27.00	25.00	24.00	27.00	27.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	1.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	3.00
Library/Media Support:	2.00	2.00	3.00	3.00	2.00	1.00	1.00
District Administrators:	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	1.00
District Administrative Support:	6.00	7.00	5.00	6.00	6.00	6.00	6.00
School Administrators:	4.50	4.50	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00
School Administrative Support:	11.50	11.13	16.00	14.00	14.00	13.00	7.00
Student Support Services:	25.50	31.00	25.00	23.00	24.00	21.00	9.00
Other Support Services:	29.50	27.65	33.00	33.00	30.00	29.00	90.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	13.32	13.46	13.75	13.87	12.95	13.10	21.59

Schools

Pottsville Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 3	87 South B St, Pottsville AR 72858
Pottsville High School	Grade 10 to Grade 12	500 Apache Dr, Pottsville AR 72858
Pottsville Junior High School	Grade 7 to Grade 9	250 Apache Dr, Pottsville AR 72858
Pottsville Middle Grade	Grade 4 to Grade 6	6926 Sr 247, Pottsville AR 72858

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
ACTAAP Test
2007	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	68%	50%
2008	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	55%	51%
2009	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	57%	56%
2010	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	85%	60%
2011	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	76%	65%
2012	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	81%	68%
2013	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	77%	70%
2005	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	57%	50%
2006	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	83%	57%
2007	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	77%	59%
2008	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	80%	64%
2009	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	87%	66%
2010	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	90%	71%
2011	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	93%	76%
2012	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	94%	82%
2013	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	93%	79%
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	65%	58%
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	85%	67%
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	88%	75%
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	90%	79%
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	96%	82%
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	95%	83%
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	97%	85%
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	95%	87%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	95%	86%
2005	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	51%	51%
2006	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	67%	61%
2007	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	67%	58%
2008	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	84%	67%
2009	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	87%	70%
2010	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	90%	77%
2011	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	94%	82%
2012	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	96%	85%
2013	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	96%	85%
2005	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	68%	50%
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	71%	60%
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	74%	65%
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	88%	74%
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	92%	78%
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	93%	80%
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	89%	82%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	90%	82%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	93%	82%
2005	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	48%	47%
2006	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	65%	56%
2007	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	70%	59%
2008	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	80%	64%
2009	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	83%	68%
2010	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	88%	74%
2011	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	93%	77%
2012	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	96%	85%
2013	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	97%	84%
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	48%	41%
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	66%	50%
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	77%	61%
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	89%	67%
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	88%	71%
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	90%	74%
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	92%	78%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	84%	76%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	94%	70%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	76%	43%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	71%	50%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	88%	56%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	85%	60%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	94%	61%
2005	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	78%	57%
2006	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	75%	59%
2007	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	78%	59%
2008	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	79%	63%
2009	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	88%	67%
2010	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	85%	71%
2011	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	84%	71%
2012	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	91%	75%
2013	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	90%	73%
2005	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	59%	43%
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	72%	57%
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	84%	68%
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	89%	72%
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	92%	80%
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	93%	75%
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	85%	77%
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	91%	75%
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	89%	75%
2005	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	58%	50%
2006	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	77%	53%
2007	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	75%	57%
2008	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	77%	57%
2009	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	72%	63%
2010	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	86%	68%
2011	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	82%	67%
2012	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	91%	80%
2013	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	90%	77%
2005	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	52%	43%
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	70%	50%
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	78%	58%
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	58%	62%
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	68%	68%
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	85%	75%
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	84%	74%
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	80%	77%
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	74%	70%
2009	Science	7th Grade	% met std	38%	32%
2010	Science	7th Grade	% met std	37%	33%
2011	Science	7th Grade	% met std	58%	39%
2012	Science	7th Grade	% met std	39%	41%
2013	Science	7th Grade	% met std	51%	41%
2005	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	68%	57%
2006	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	71%	66%
2007	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	80%	63%
2008	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	76%	67%
2009	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	85%	71%
2010	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	83%	76%
2011	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	86%	77%
2012	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	90%	80%
2013	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	86%	77%
2005	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	45%	33%
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	52%	44%
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	59%	47%
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	66%	56%
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	66%	62%
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	69%	63%
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	65%	63%
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	82%	68%
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	69%	65%
2006	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	70%	65%
2007	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	72%	62%
2008	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	68%	66%
2009	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	80%	70%
2010	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	73%	76%
2011	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	81%	78%
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	86%	80%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	93%	77%
2009	Biology	End of course	% met std	61%	41%
2010	Biology	End of course	% met std	32%	36%
2011	Biology	End of course	% met std	51%	41%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	45%	43%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	40%	44%
2006	Geometry	End of course	% met std	64%	60%
2007	Geometry	End of course	% met std	63%	59%
2008	Geometry	End of course	% met std	60%	60%
2009	Geometry	End of course	% met std	78%	66%
2010	Geometry	End of course	% met std	72%	69%
2011	Geometry	End of course	% met std	78%	73%
2012	Geometry	End of course	% met std	76%	76%
2013	Geometry	End of course	% met std	78%	72%
2006	Literacy	End of course	% met std	41%	45%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$16,173,000	$9,593		$14,760,000	$8,929		$15,191,000	$9,162
Federal:	$2,138,000	$1,268	13.2%	$1,708,000	$1,033	11.6%	$2,379,000	$1,435	15.7%
State:	$9,669,000	$5,735	59.8%	$9,329,000	$5,644	63.2%	$9,246,000	$5,577	60.9%
Local:	$4,366,000	$2,590	27.0%	$3,723,000	$2,252	25.2%	$3,566,000	$2,151	23.5%
Total Expenditures:	$19,551,000	$11,596		$14,497,000	$8,770		$14,631,000	$8,824
Total Current Expenditures:	$13,476,000	$7,993		$12,753,000	$7,715		$13,178,000	$7,948
Instructional Expenditures:	$8,615,000	$5,110	63.9%	$8,138,000	$4,923	63.8%	$8,234,000	$4,966	62.5%
Student and Staff Support:	$1,443,000	$856	10.7%	$1,390,000	$841	10.9%	$1,584,000	$955	12.0%
Administration:	$1,116,000	$662	8.3%	$1,049,000	$635	8.2%	$1,008,000	$608	7.6%
Operations, Food, Other:	$2,302,000	$1,365	17.1%	$2,176,000	$1,316	17.1%	$2,352,000	$1,419	17.8%
Total Capital Outlay:	$2,877,000	$1,706		$751,000	$454		$718,000	$433
Construction:	$2,581,000	$1,531		$484,000	$293		$187,000	$113
Total Other:	$2,685,000	$1,593		$565,000	$342		$192,000	$116
Interest on Debt:	$438,000	$260		$379,000	$229		$513,000	$309

Total Salary:	$8,300,000	$4,923		$7,981,000	$4,828		$7,874,000	$4,749
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$5,881,000	$3,488	70.9%	$5,673,000	$3,432	71.1%	$5,573,000	$3,361	70.8%
Other Salary:	$2,419,000	$1,435	29.1%	$2,308,000	$1,396	28.9%	$2,301,000	$1,388	29.2%
Total Benefit:	$2,207,000	$1,309		$2,117,000	$1,281		$2,089,000	$1,260
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$1,554,000	$922	70.4%	$1,499,000	$907	70.8%	$1,472,000	$888	70.5%
Other Benefit:	$653,000	$387	29.6%	$618,000	$374	29.2%	$617,000	$372	29.5%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	67.7%	NA
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	32.3%	NA

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	13.0 years	13.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	23.2%	27.4%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	26.3%	18.9%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	28.3%	29.5%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	18.2%	16.8%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	4.0%	7.4%

Mean Base Salary:	$38,734.0	$38,869.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$32,616.0	$32,894.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$35,479.0	$35,758.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$41,011.0	$40,582.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$45,892.0	$45,800.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$46,925.0	$46,368.0

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