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Texarkana School District

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Texarkana School District is located in southwest Arkansas. Texarkana School District has 192.27 square miles of land area and 3.71 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Texarkana School District population is 32,910. Texarkana School District median household income is $40,310 in 2010-2014. Texarkana School District median house value is $97,400 in 2010-2014. On average, Texarkana School District is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	(217 out of 238, bottom 9%)*
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	10
Population	32,910 (2010-2014), rank #15
Population Growth	2.87% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	167.93/sq mi, rank #25
Median Household Income:	$40,310 at 2010-2014—5.70% increase since 2005-2009, rank #85
Median House Price:	$97,400 at 2010-2014—10.06% increase since 2005-2009, rank #74
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	192.27 sq mi, rank #110
Water Area:	3.71 sq mi (1.89%), rank #84
State:	Arkansas
County:	Miller County
City:	Texarkana
Zip:	71854
Area:	Texarkana TX-Texarkana, AR

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Texarkana School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

3512 Grand Ave

Texarkana AR, 71854, Miller County

Phone: 870-772-3371

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	4,539	4,504	4,465	4,430	4,545	4,510	4,541
English Language Learner Students:	42	41	48	40	20	9	40
Total Teachers:	339.37	312.73	312.03	328.23	328.00	338.00	268.00
Prekindergarten:	6.00	6.00	6.00	6.00	0.00	0.00	7.00
Kindergarten:	20.85	21.62	19.80	19.29	31.00	31.00	15.00
Elementary:	161.59	149.26	148.22	153.74	140.00	150.00	143.00
Secondary:	128.98	116.16	117.59	127.85	134.00	134.00	91.00
Ungraded:	21.95	19.69	20.42	21.35	23.00	23.00	12.00
Total Other Staff:	366.18	420.56	422.00	421.00	419.00	393.00	448.00
Instructional Aides:	78.00	84.00	85.00	93.00	90.00	85.00	94.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	9.00	17.00	7.00	11.00	8.00	7.00	9.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	13.98	13.98	15.00	17.00	14.00	12.00	13.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	4.98	4.98	5.00	7.00	5.00	5.00	6.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	9.00	9.00	10.00	10.00	9.00	7.00	7.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	8.00	8.00	10.00	9.00	8.00	8.00	9.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
District Administrators:	5.00	6.00	5.00	4.00	7.00	8.00	11.00
District Administrative Support:	26.00	33.00	28.00	31.00	29.00	28.00	29.00
School Administrators:	18.00	18.00	17.00	19.00	19.00	20.00	20.00
School Administrative Support:	15.06	31.98	36.00	19.00	17.00	15.00	6.00
Student Support Services:	114.14	121.60	124.00	121.00	121.00	104.00	69.00
Other Support Services:	79.00	87.00	95.00	97.00	106.00	106.00	188.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	13.37	14.40	14.31	13.50	13.86	13.34	16.94

Schools

College Hill Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 4	200 Artesian St, Texarkana AR 71854
College Hill Middle	Grade 5 to Grade 6	1600 Forrest St, Texarkana AR 71854
Edward D. Trice Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 4	4505 Pinson St, Texarkana AR 71854
Fairview Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 4	801 East 16th St, Texarkana AR 71854
North Heights Jr. High School	Grade 7 to Grade 8	2118 East 35th St, Texarkana AR 71854
Texarkana Area Vocational Center	Grade 9 to Grade 12	3512 Grand Ave, Texarkana AR 71854
Union Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 4	1701 Line Ferry Rd, Texarkana AR 71854
Vera Kilpatrick Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 4	1002 East 35th St, Texarkana AR 71854
Washington Academy Charter School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	1900 Marietta St, Lake Providence LA 71254

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
ACTAAP Test
2007	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	31%	50%
2008	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	38%	51%
2009	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	37%	56%
2010	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	39%	60%
2011	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	43%	65%
2012	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	55%	68%
2013	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	54%	70%
2005	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	42%	50%
2006	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	36%	57%
2007	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	50%	59%
2008	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	62%	64%
2009	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	56%	66%
2010	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	66%	71%
2011	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	80%	76%
2012	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	79%	82%
2013	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	81%	79%
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	51%	58%
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	46%	67%
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	60%	75%
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	80%	79%
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	72%	82%
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	79%	83%
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	87%	85%
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	86%	87%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	88%	86%
2005	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	48%	51%
2006	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	49%	61%
2007	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	46%	58%
2008	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	54%	67%
2009	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	64%	70%
2010	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	69%	77%
2011	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	83%	82%
2012	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	86%	85%
2013	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	86%	85%
2005	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	47%	50%
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	50%	60%
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	54%	65%
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	58%	74%
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	73%	78%
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	73%	80%
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	80%	82%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	85%	82%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	80%	82%
2005	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	24%	47%
2006	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	36%	56%
2007	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	49%	59%
2008	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	46%	64%
2009	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	46%	68%
2010	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	64%	74%
2011	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	69%	77%
2012	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	76%	85%
2013	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	74%	84%
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	24%	41%
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	30%	50%
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	49%	61%
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	57%	67%
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	58%	71%
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	62%	74%
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	66%	78%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	66%	76%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	54%	70%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	23%	43%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	35%	50%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	31%	56%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	41%	60%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	42%	61%
2005	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	33%	57%
2006	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	37%	59%
2007	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	47%	59%
2008	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	53%	63%
2009	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	44%	67%
2010	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	53%	71%
2011	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	58%	71%
2012	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	58%	75%
2013	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	55%	73%
2005	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	37%	43%
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	37%	57%
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	56%	68%
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	63%	72%
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	66%	80%
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	54%	75%
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	58%	77%
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	63%	75%
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	56%	75%
2005	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	32%	50%
2006	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	29%	53%
2007	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	45%	57%
2008	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	45%	57%
2009	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	44%	63%
2010	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	47%	68%
2011	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	46%	67%
2012	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	67%	80%
2013	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	66%	77%
2005	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	28%	43%
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	31%	50%
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	42%	58%
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	48%	62%
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	52%	68%
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	52%	75%
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	49%	74%
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	56%	77%
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	57%	70%
2009	Science	7th Grade	% met std	15%	32%
2010	Science	7th Grade	% met std	18%	33%
2011	Science	7th Grade	% met std	20%	39%
2012	Science	7th Grade	% met std	19%	41%
2013	Science	7th Grade	% met std	20%	41%
2005	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	43%	57%
2006	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	46%	66%
2007	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	47%	63%
2008	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	55%	67%
2009	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	56%	71%
2010	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	61%	76%
2011	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	57%	77%
2012	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	61%	80%
2013	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	67%	77%
2005	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	23%	33%
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	23%	44%
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	32%	47%
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	41%	56%
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	41%	62%
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	49%	63%
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	42%	63%
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	45%	68%
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	48%	65%
2006	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	34%	65%
2007	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	50%	62%
2008	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	47%	66%
2009	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	51%	70%
2010	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	48%	76%
2011	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	66%	78%
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	63%	80%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	62%	77%
2009	Biology	End of course	% met std	15%	41%
2010	Biology	End of course	% met std	13%	36%
2011	Biology	End of course	% met std	28%	41%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	23%	43%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	38%	44%
2006	Geometry	End of course	% met std	29%	60%
2007	Geometry	End of course	% met std	34%	59%
2008	Geometry	End of course	% met std	36%	60%
2009	Geometry	End of course	% met std	41%	66%
2010	Geometry	End of course	% met std	46%	69%
2011	Geometry	End of course	% met std	54%	73%
2012	Geometry	End of course	% met std	61%	76%
2013	Geometry	End of course	% met std	59%	72%
2006	Literacy	End of course	% met std	31%	45%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$48,655,000	$10,897		$52,965,000	$11,956		$51,808,000	$11,399
Federal:	$7,807,000	$1,748	16.0%	$13,602,000	$3,070	25.7%	$10,901,000	$2,398	21.0%
State:	$24,698,000	$5,531	50.8%	$24,861,000	$5,612	46.9%	$24,834,000	$5,464	47.9%
Local:	$16,150,000	$3,617	33.2%	$14,502,000	$3,274	27.4%	$16,073,000	$3,536	31.0%
Total Expenditures:	$49,502,000	$11,087		$56,824,000	$12,827		$49,994,000	$11,000
Total Current Expenditures:	$45,447,000	$10,178		$45,817,000	$10,342		$46,271,000	$10,181
Instructional Expenditures:	$24,506,000	$5,488	53.9%	$23,927,000	$5,401	52.2%	$23,407,000	$5,150	50.6%
Student and Staff Support:	$6,500,000	$1,456	14.3%	$7,537,000	$1,701	16.5%	$9,459,000	$2,081	20.4%
Administration:	$4,942,000	$1,107	10.9%	$5,583,000	$1,260	12.2%	$4,755,000	$1,046	10.3%
Operations, Food, Other:	$9,499,000	$2,127	20.9%	$8,770,000	$1,980	19.1%	$8,650,000	$1,903	18.7%
Total Capital Outlay:	$1,536,000	$344		$5,000,000	$1,129		$1,414,000	$311
Construction:	$1,121,000	$251		$4,173,000	$942		$691,000	$152
Total Other:	$1,738,000	$389		$4,838,000	$1,092		$1,527,000	$336
Interest on Debt:	$780,000	$175		$799,000	$180		$764,000	$168

Total Salary:	$27,045,000	$6,057		$27,355,000	$6,175		$27,564,000	$6,065
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$17,028,000	$3,814	63.0%	$16,613,000	$3,750	60.7%	$16,282,000	$3,582	59.1%
Other Salary:	$10,017,000	$2,243	37.0%	$10,742,000	$2,425	39.3%	$11,282,000	$2,482	40.9%
Total Benefit:	$7,053,000	$1,580		$7,274,000	$1,642		$7,190,000	$1,582
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$4,459,000	$999	63.2%	$4,367,000	$986	60.0%	$4,249,000	$935	59.1%
Other Benefit:	$2,594,000	$581	36.8%	$2,907,000	$656	40.0%	$2,941,000	$647	40.9%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	59.4%	NA
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	40.6%	NA

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	16.0 years	18.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	28.9%	21.0%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	9.7%	11.9%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	21.8%	23.6%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	27.9%	30.7%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	11.7%	12.8%

Mean Base Salary:	$39,729.0	$38,130.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$35,165.0	$32,240.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$35,266.0	$34,235.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$40,284.0	$38,562.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$43,926.0	$41,587.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$43,662.0	$42,357.0

* Texarkana School District was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.