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Watson Chapel School District

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Watson Chapel School District is located close to the center of Arkansas. Watson Chapel School District has 116.84 square miles of land area and 0.17 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Watson Chapel School District population is 16,853. Watson Chapel School District median household income is $39,788 in 2010-2014. Watson Chapel School District median house value is $76,100 in 2010-2014. On average, Watson Chapel School District is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	(222 out of 238, bottom 7%)*
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Kindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	5
Population	16,853 (2010-2014), rank #40
Population Growth	-7.16% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	144.03/sq mi, rank #32
Median Household Income:	$39,788 at 2010-2014—-0.37% increase since 2005-2009, rank #90
Median House Price:	$76,100 at 2010-2014—5.99% increase since 2005-2009, rank #149
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	116.84 sq mi, rank #175
Water Area:	0.17 sq mi (0.15%), rank #225
State:	Arkansas
County:	Jefferson County
City:	White Hall, Pine Bluff, Sulphur Springs CDP
Zip:	71602, 71603, 71601
Area:	Pine Bluff, AR

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Watson Chapel School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

4100 Camden Rd

Pine Bluff AR, 71603, Jefferson County

Phone: 870-879-0220

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	2,892	2,992	3,047	3,114	3,088	3,108	3,145
English Language Learner Students:	13	5	5	2	0	0	0
Total Teachers:	195.26	203.62	199.08	201.97	208.00	221.00	205.00
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Kindergarten:	11.48	10.66	12.37	12.13	16.00	16.00	17.00
Elementary:	96.65	97.06	84.32	88.48	90.00	99.00	95.00
Secondary:	74.60	80.48	88.97	88.88	88.00	89.00	83.00
Ungraded:	12.53	15.42	13.42	12.48	14.00	17.00	10.00
Total Other Staff:	212.00	222.50	240.00	246.00	235.00	211.00	232.00
Instructional Aides:	34.00	38.00	38.00	44.00	45.00	48.00	52.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	2.50	4.50	4.00	5.00	3.00	3.00	3.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	8.00	8.00	8.00	8.00	7.00	8.00	8.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	3.00	4.00	4.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	2.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
District Administrators:	2.00	4.00	3.00	4.00	5.00	5.00	4.00
District Administrative Support:	9.00	6.00	13.00	15.00	15.00	16.00	16.00
School Administrators:	10.00	11.00	10.00	10.00	10.00	11.00	11.00
School Administrative Support:	19.00	20.00	24.00	16.00	17.00	19.00	15.00
Student Support Services:	40.00	42.00	52.00	48.00	48.00	22.00	22.00
Other Support Services:	82.50	84.00	83.00	91.00	80.00	74.00	99.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.81	14.69	15.31	15.42	14.85	14.06	15.34

Schools

Coleman Elementary School	Grade 4 to Grade 6	4600 West 13th St, Pine Bluff AR 71603
Edgewood Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 1	4100 West 32nd St, Pine Bluff AR 71603
L. L. Owen Elementary School	Grade 2 to Grade 3	3605 Oakwood Rd, Pine Bluff AR 71603
Watson Chapel High School	Grade 10 to Grade 12	4000 Camden Rd, Pine Bluff AR 71603
Watson Chapel Jr. High School	Grade 7 to Grade 9	3900 Camden Rd, Pine Bluff AR 71603

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
ACTAAP Test
2007	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	44%	50%
2008	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	38%	51%
2009	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	41%	56%
2010	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	41%	60%
2011	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	57%	65%
2012	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	54%	68%
2013	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	54%	70%
2005	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	39%	50%
2006	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	38%	57%
2007	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	50%	59%
2008	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	62%	64%
2009	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	58%	66%
2010	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	61%	71%
2011	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	59%	76%
2012	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	77%	82%
2013	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	76%	79%
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	41%	58%
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	48%	67%
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	64%	75%
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	68%	79%
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	76%	82%
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	76%	83%
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	76%	85%
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	79%	87%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	78%	86%
2005	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	47%	51%
2006	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	41%	61%
2007	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	53%	58%
2008	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	51%	67%
2009	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	61%	70%
2010	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	61%	77%
2011	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	63%	82%
2012	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	72%	85%
2013	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	79%	85%
2005	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	26%	50%
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	35%	60%
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	51%	65%
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	62%	74%
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	65%	78%
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	61%	80%
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	64%	82%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	68%	82%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	70%	82%
2005	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	36%	47%
2006	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	44%	56%
2007	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	48%	59%
2008	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	54%	64%
2009	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	53%	68%
2010	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	70%	74%
2011	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	57%	77%
2012	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	69%	85%
2013	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	73%	84%
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	19%	41%
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	26%	50%
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	46%	61%
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	63%	67%
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	55%	71%
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	59%	74%
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	55%	78%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	51%	76%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	49%	70%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	24%	43%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	19%	50%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	21%	56%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	27%	60%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	33%	61%
2005	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	37%	57%
2006	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	47%	59%
2007	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	53%	59%
2008	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	54%	63%
2009	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	49%	67%
2010	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	59%	71%
2011	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	58%	71%
2012	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	50%	75%
2013	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	58%	73%
2005	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	27%	43%
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	37%	57%
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	55%	68%
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	60%	72%
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	74%	80%
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	60%	75%
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	63%	77%
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	53%	75%
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	56%	75%
2005	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	32%	50%
2006	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	33%	53%
2007	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	51%	57%
2008	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	45%	57%
2009	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	52%	63%
2010	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	49%	68%
2011	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	50%	67%
2012	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	71%	80%
2013	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	55%	77%
2005	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	26%	43%
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	33%	50%
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	50%	58%
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	47%	62%
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	52%	68%
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	56%	75%
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	51%	74%
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	56%	77%
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	54%	70%
2009	Science	7th Grade	% met std	25%	32%
2010	Science	7th Grade	% met std	17%	33%
2011	Science	7th Grade	% met std	11%	39%
2012	Science	7th Grade	% met std	18%	41%
2013	Science	7th Grade	% met std	9%	41%
2005	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	47%	57%
2006	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	51%	66%
2007	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	48%	63%
2008	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	53%	67%
2009	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	62%	71%
2010	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	71%	76%
2011	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	63%	77%
2012	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	70%	80%
2013	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	66%	77%
2005	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	16%	33%
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	27%	44%
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	29%	47%
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	40%	56%
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	37%	62%
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	41%	63%
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	36%	63%
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	44%	68%
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	41%	65%
2006	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	61%	65%
2007	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	74%	62%
2008	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	51%	66%
2009	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	52%	70%
2010	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	54%	76%
2011	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	44%	78%
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	46%	80%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	55%	77%
2009	Biology	End of course	% met std	27%	41%
2010	Biology	End of course	% met std	20%	36%
2011	Biology	End of course	% met std	23%	41%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	23%	43%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	16%	44%
2006	Geometry	End of course	% met std	51%	60%
2007	Geometry	End of course	% met std	57%	59%
2008	Geometry	End of course	% met std	46%	60%
2009	Geometry	End of course	% met std	68%	66%
2010	Geometry	End of course	% met std	50%	69%
2011	Geometry	End of course	% met std	41%	73%
2012	Geometry	End of course	% met std	46%	76%
2013	Geometry	End of course	% met std	41%	72%
2006	Literacy	End of course	% met std	39%	45%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$27,876,000	$9,149		$29,573,000	$9,497		$29,498,000	$9,552
Federal:	$4,162,000	$1,366	14.9%	$4,859,000	$1,560	16.4%	$5,644,000	$1,828	19.1%
State:	$19,873,000	$6,522	71.3%	$21,024,000	$6,751	71.1%	$20,236,000	$6,553	68.6%
Local:	$3,841,000	$1,261	13.8%	$3,690,000	$1,185	12.5%	$3,618,000	$1,172	12.3%
Total Expenditures:	$30,044,000	$9,860		$31,646,000	$10,162		$29,496,000	$9,552
Total Current Expenditures:	$25,409,000	$8,339		$25,310,000	$8,128		$25,688,000	$8,319
Instructional Expenditures:	$14,253,000	$4,678	56.1%	$14,628,000	$4,697	57.8%	$14,460,000	$4,683	56.3%
Student and Staff Support:	$3,696,000	$1,213	14.5%	$3,363,000	$1,080	13.3%	$3,705,000	$1,200	14.4%
Administration:	$2,149,000	$705	8.5%	$2,191,000	$704	8.7%	$2,282,000	$739	8.9%
Operations, Food, Other:	$5,311,000	$1,743	20.9%	$5,128,000	$1,647	20.3%	$5,241,000	$1,697	20.4%
Total Capital Outlay:	$1,972,000	$647		$2,724,000	$875		$1,456,000	$472
Construction:	$1,242,000	$408		$1,968,000	$632		$606,000	$196
Total Other:	$2,298,000	$754		$3,211,000	$1,031		$1,800,000	$583
Interest on Debt:	$98,000	$32		$99,000	$32		$147,000	$48

Total Salary:	$14,764,000	$4,845		$15,619,000	$5,016		$15,788,000	$5,113
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$9,587,000	$3,146	64.9%	$10,176,000	$3,268	65.2%	$10,193,000	$3,301	64.6%
Other Salary:	$5,177,000	$1,699	35.1%	$5,443,000	$1,748	34.8%	$5,595,000	$1,812	35.4%
Total Benefit:	$4,405,000	$1,446		$4,649,000	$1,493		$4,731,000	$1,532
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$2,852,000	$936	64.7%	$3,064,000	$984	65.9%	$3,095,000	$1,002	65.4%
Other Benefit:	$1,553,000	$510	35.3%	$1,585,000	$509	34.1%	$1,636,000	$530	34.6%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	72.8%	80.9%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	26.6%	19.1%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	19.0 years	20.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	17.3%	16.0%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	13.3%	12.2%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	24.3%	21.8%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	28.9%	32.7%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	16.2%	17.3%

Mean Base Salary:	$46,514.0	$46,126.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$37,817.0	$37,103.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$42,362.0	$40,715.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$46,103.0	$45,434.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$50,165.0	$50,365.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$53,338.0	$51,153.0

* Watson Chapel 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.