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Searcy School District is located close to the center of Arkansas. Searcy School District has 161.48 square miles of land area and 0.42 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Searcy School District population is 33,676. Searcy School District median household income is $47,222 in 2010-2014. Searcy School District median house value is $138,300 in 2010-2014. On average, Searcy School District is much better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	(10 out of 238, top 4%)*
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Kindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	6
Population	33,676 (2010-2014), rank #14
Population Growth	7.92% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	208.01/sq mi, rank #22
Median Household Income:	$47,222 at 2010-2014—17.70% increase since 2005-2009, rank #38
Median House Price:	$138,300 at 2010-2014—28.06% increase since 2005-2009, rank #22
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	161.48 sq mi, rank #132
Water Area:	0.42 sq mi (0.26%), rank #198
State:	Arkansas
County:	White County, Cleburne County
City:	Searcy, Letona, Higginson, Rose Bud
Zip:	72143, 72085, 72068, 72137
Area:	Searcy, AR

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Searcy School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

801 North Elm St

Searcy AR, 72143, White County

Phone: 501-268-3517

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	4,213	4,186	4,122	4,007	3,973	3,897	3,857
English Language Learner Students:	92	98	81	84	65	72	58
Total Teachers:	284.83	269.58	264.81	264.63	273.00	267.00	217.00
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Kindergarten:	22.84	21.33	20.07	19.63	26.00	26.00	17.00
Elementary:	133.05	126.53	131.91	131.83	133.00	129.00	106.00
Secondary:	98.85	93.57	88.88	91.73	91.00	91.00	75.00
Ungraded:	30.09	28.15	23.95	21.44	23.00	21.00	19.00
Total Other Staff:	217.05	236.02	232.00	207.00	207.00	192.00	213.00
Instructional Aides:	28.50	25.50	28.00	26.00	25.00	24.00	25.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	5.80	8.60	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	5.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	10.00	9.31	12.00	11.00	9.00	9.00	11.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	3.50	4.00	6.00	6.00	4.00	4.00	6.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	6.50	5.31	6.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	6.00	6.00	6.00	6.00	6.00	6.00	5.00
Library/Media Support:	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	3.00	3.00	3.00
District Administrators:	3.20	3.20	4.00	5.00	4.00	4.00	4.00
District Administrative Support:	14.33	14.31	16.00	15.00	12.00	11.00	11.00
School Administrators:	13.70	13.70	15.00	14.00	14.00	14.00	13.00
School Administrative Support:	23.60	38.33	33.00	20.00	21.00	21.00	15.00
Student Support Services:	45.94	53.07	48.00	48.00	51.00	40.00	15.00
Other Support Services:	63.98	62.00	65.00	57.00	59.00	57.00	106.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.79	15.53	15.57	15.14	14.55	14.60	17.77

Schools

Ahlf Junior High School	Grade 7 to Grade 8	308 West Vine, Searcy AR 72143
Mcrae Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 3	609 West Mcrae, Searcy AR 72143
Searcy High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	301 North Ella, Searcy AR 72143
Sidney Deener Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 3	163 Cloverdale Blvd, Searcy AR 72143
Southwest Middle School	Grade 4 to Grade 6	1103 Woodruff St, Searcy AR 72143
Westside Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 3	512 Country Club Rd, Searcy AR 72143

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
ACTAAP Test
2007	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	74%	50%
2008	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	61%	51%
2009	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	79%	56%
2010	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	69%	60%
2011	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	83%	65%
2012	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	80%	68%
2013	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	77%	70%
2005	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	71%	50%
2006	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	76%	57%
2007	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	77%	59%
2008	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	77%	64%
2009	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	83%	66%
2010	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	80%	71%
2011	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	83%	76%
2012	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	84%	82%
2013	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	85%	79%
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	76%	58%
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	81%	67%
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	92%	75%
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	85%	79%
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	89%	82%
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	88%	83%
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	92%	85%
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	89%	87%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	85%	86%
2005	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	72%	51%
2006	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	77%	61%
2007	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	78%	58%
2008	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	83%	67%
2009	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	80%	70%
2010	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	84%	77%
2011	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	84%	82%
2012	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	90%	85%
2013	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	88%	85%
2005	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	71%	50%
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	68%	60%
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	83%	65%
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	85%	74%
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	87%	78%
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	85%	80%
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	84%	82%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	86%	82%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	86%	82%
2005	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	64%	47%
2006	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	78%	56%
2007	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	76%	59%
2008	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	84%	64%
2009	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	87%	68%
2010	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	90%	74%
2011	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	90%	77%
2012	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	91%	85%
2013	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	92%	84%
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	54%	41%
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	73%	50%
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	73%	61%
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	79%	67%
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	81%	71%
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	89%	74%
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	90%	78%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	83%	76%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	79%	70%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	72%	43%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	72%	50%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	75%	56%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	78%	60%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	81%	61%
2005	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	79%	57%
2006	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	83%	59%
2007	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	80%	59%
2008	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	80%	63%
2009	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	88%	67%
2010	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	91%	71%
2011	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	91%	71%
2012	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	89%	75%
2013	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	82%	73%
2005	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	61%	43%
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	72%	57%
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	84%	68%
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	82%	72%
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	90%	80%
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	86%	75%
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	90%	77%
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	84%	75%
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	81%	75%
2005	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	75%	50%
2006	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	74%	53%
2007	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	76%	57%
2008	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	74%	57%
2009	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	80%	63%
2010	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	89%	68%
2011	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	83%	67%
2012	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	93%	80%
2013	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	90%	77%
2005	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	62%	43%
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	67%	50%
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	74%	58%
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	77%	62%
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	78%	68%
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	86%	75%
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	87%	74%
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	91%	77%
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	88%	70%
2009	Science	7th Grade	% met std	56%	32%
2010	Science	7th Grade	% met std	66%	33%
2011	Science	7th Grade	% met std	57%	39%
2012	Science	7th Grade	% met std	71%	41%
2013	Science	7th Grade	% met std	69%	41%
2005	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	73%	57%
2006	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	86%	66%
2007	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	77%	63%
2008	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	85%	67%
2009	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	91%	71%
2010	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	92%	76%
2011	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	90%	77%
2012	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	89%	80%
2013	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	90%	77%
2005	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	47%	33%
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	67%	44%
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	71%	47%
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	72%	56%
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	79%	62%
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	76%	63%
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	78%	63%
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	83%	68%
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	84%	65%
2006	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	91%	65%
2007	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	86%	62%
2008	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	94%	66%
2009	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	95%	70%
2010	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	92%	76%
2011	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	90%	78%
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	88%	80%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	89%	77%
2009	Biology	End of course	% met std	69%	41%
2010	Biology	End of course	% met std	59%	36%
2011	Biology	End of course	% met std	62%	41%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	58%	43%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	67%	44%
2006	Geometry	End of course	% met std	84%	60%
2007	Geometry	End of course	% met std	86%	59%
2008	Geometry	End of course	% met std	89%	60%
2009	Geometry	End of course	% met std	95%	66%
2010	Geometry	End of course	% met std	93%	69%
2011	Geometry	End of course	% met std	93%	73%
2012	Geometry	End of course	% met std	92%	76%
2013	Geometry	End of course	% met std	92%	72%
2006	Literacy	End of course	% met std	72%	45%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$38,760,000	$9,403		$39,857,000	$9,947		$38,245,000	$9,626
Federal:	$3,133,000	$760	8.1%	$5,807,000	$1,449	14.6%	$4,573,000	$1,151	12.0%
State:	$15,102,000	$3,664	39.0%	$15,001,000	$3,744	37.6%	$16,046,000	$4,039	42.0%
Local:	$20,525,000	$4,979	53.0%	$19,049,000	$4,754	47.8%	$17,626,000	$4,436	46.1%
Total Expenditures:	$36,946,000	$8,963		$45,109,000	$11,258		$34,425,000	$8,665
Total Current Expenditures:	$32,368,000	$7,852		$30,454,000	$7,600		$30,797,000	$7,752
Instructional Expenditures:	$18,966,000	$4,601	58.6%	$18,331,000	$4,575	60.2%	$18,018,000	$4,535	58.5%
Student and Staff Support:	$3,485,000	$845	10.8%	$3,262,000	$814	10.7%	$3,377,000	$850	11.0%
Administration:	$3,294,000	$799	10.2%	$3,077,000	$768	10.1%	$3,014,000	$759	9.8%
Operations, Food, Other:	$6,623,000	$1,607	20.5%	$5,784,000	$1,443	19.0%	$6,388,000	$1,608	20.7%
Total Capital Outlay:	$2,058,000	$499		$6,895,000	$1,721		$1,695,000	$427
Construction:	$1,216,000	$295		$6,438,000	$1,607		$375,000	$94
Total Other:	$1,262,000	$306		$6,642,000	$1,658		$730,000	$184
Interest on Debt:	$827,000	$201		$747,000	$186		$977,000	$246

Total Salary:	$19,997,000	$4,851		$19,159,000	$4,781		$18,407,000	$4,633
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$13,706,000	$3,325	68.5%	$13,296,000	$3,318	69.4%	$12,945,000	$3,258	70.3%
Other Salary:	$6,291,000	$1,526	31.5%	$5,863,000	$1,463	30.6%	$5,462,000	$1,375	29.7%
Total Benefit:	$5,287,000	$1,283		$5,076,000	$1,267		$4,923,000	$1,239
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$3,621,000	$878	68.5%	$3,533,000	$882	69.6%	$3,469,000	$873	70.5%
Other Benefit:	$1,666,000	$404	31.5%	$1,543,000	$385	30.4%	$1,454,000	$366	29.5%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	56.5%	39.1%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	43.5%	60.9%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	16.0 years	16.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	16.3%	15.7%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	14.8%	12.4%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	36.4%	39.2%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	25.8%	25.3%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	6.7%	7.4%

Mean Base Salary:	$42,971.0	$42,973.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$35,072.0	$35,079.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$38,540.0	$38,099.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$42,753.0	$42,572.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$48,644.0	$48,498.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$51,268.0	$51,103.0

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