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Alma High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
101 E Main
Alma, AR 72921
Phone
(479) 632-2162
District
ALMA SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
CRAWFORD COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
978
Classroom Teachers
102

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Arkansas

8

(10 is best)

Better than 75.3% of all AR schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Alma High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 9

40 30 20 10 0
34%
25%
36%
33%
31%
18%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 10

50 40 30 20 10 0
27%
22%
40%
32%
14%
11%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
10
13
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 229 23.4%
Grade 10 237 24.2%
Grade 11 283 28.9%
Grade 12 229 23.4%
Total 978 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 89.4% 89.2% 60.6%
Black 1.5% 1.7% 20.3%
Hispanic 5.5% 5.6% 15.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.2% 0.7% 1.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 2.4% 2.7% 1.7%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 45.0% 51.7% 66.1%
Free lunch eligible 31.9% 38.2% 56.2%
Reduced lunch eligible 13.1% 13.5% 9.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 14,084 3,067,732
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 139.9 59
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.7% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 22.5% 20.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 29.3% 32.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.6% 24.5%
65 OR OLDER 16.9% 17.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 5,403 1,189,160
Single Parent Households With Children 13.0% 9.0%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 87.7% 88.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 20.8% 25.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 10.6% 12.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 13.7% 14.4%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.9% 12.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 21.1% 17.5%
$30,000 - $49,999 20.0% 17.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 14.0% 14.3%
$15,000 or less 6.6% 11.0%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,721 $20,788,000 51.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $403 $1,248,000 3.1%
Staff $549 $1,699,000 4.2%
General Administration $400 $1,236,000 3.1%
School Administration $537 $1,660,000 4.1%
Operation $1,065 $3,293,000 8.2%
Transportation $516 $1,597,000 4.0%
Other $344 $1,064,000 2.7%
Total Support $3,814 $11,797,000 29.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,431 $7,520,000 18.8%
Total Expenditures $12,966 $40,105,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,636 $3,219,481,000 47.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $680 $330,051,000 4.8%
Staff $1,093 $530,084,000 7.7%
General Administration $315 $152,727,000 2.2%
School Administration $601 $291,526,000 4.3%
Operation $1,353 $656,309,000 9.6%
Transportation $429 $208,200,000 3.0%
Other $418 $202,588,000 3.0%
Total Support $4,888 $2,371,485,000 34.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,601 $1,262,046,000 18.4%
Total Expenditures $14,124 $6,853,012,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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