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Nettleton Junior High School

Serves grades 7 - 8

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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 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
4208 Chieftain Ln
Jonesboro, AR 72401
Phone
(870) 910-7819
District
NETTLETON SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
CRAIGHEAD COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
546
Classroom Teachers
42

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Arkansas

2

(10 is best)

Better than 15.8% of all AR schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Nettleton Junior High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
22%
37%
25%
34%
18%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
29%
44%
37%
51%
20%
38%
    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
13
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 7 268 49.1%
Grade 8 278 50.9%
Total 546 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 30.4% 30.2% 61.4%
Black 57.3% 55.5% 20.2%
Hispanic 10.5% 12.8% 14.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.6% 1.3% 1.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.2% 1.7%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 100.0% 91.2% 64.0%
Free lunch eligible 100.0% 87.2% 54.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 4.0% 9.7%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 28,719 3,045,637
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 694.6 58
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.8% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.3% 19.9%
20-44 YEARS OLD 40.6% 32.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 22.5% 24.7%
65 OR OLDER 11.9% 17.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 11,089 1,171,694
Single Parent Households With Children 9.7% 9.1%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 90.6% 88.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 30.2% 24.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 7.9% 11.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 13.0% 13.7%
$75,000 - $99,999 9.5% 12.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 21.2% 17.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 22.0% 18.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 12.7% 15.3%
$15,000 or less 13.7% 11.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,748 $20,882,000 52.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $673 $2,445,000 6.1%
Staff $950 $3,453,000 8.6%
General Administration $172 $624,000 1.6%
School Administration $673 $2,445,000 6.1%
Operation $1,096 $3,981,000 9.9%
Transportation $322 $1,171,000 2.9%
Other $187 $678,000 1.7%
Total Support $4,073 $14,797,000 36.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,236 $4,492,000 11.2%
Total Expenditures $11,057 $40,171,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,071 $2,994,486,000 47.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $623 $307,082,000 4.9%
Staff $988 $487,285,000 7.7%
General Administration $276 $136,001,000 2.2%
School Administration $570 $281,073,000 4.5%
Operation $1,169 $576,712,000 9.1%
Transportation $365 $179,842,000 2.9%
Other $364 $179,327,000 2.8%
Total Support $4,354 $2,147,322,000 34.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,366 $1,166,915,000 18.5%
Total Expenditures $12,790 $6,308,723,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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