Charleston School District, Arkansas

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Charleston School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 880 (2023-2024)
Schools: 2 (2023-2024)
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Charleston School District is a school district in Arkansas (Franklin, Logan, and Sebastian counties). During the 2024 school year, 880 students attended one of the district's two schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

The Charleston School District consists of five members serving five-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Lauren Robinson2030
Jeff Hayes2028
Chad Keener2028
Michele Schmitz2026
Brian Verkamp2026

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $1,953,000 $2,182 19%
Local: $2,581,000 $2,884 25%
State: $5,633,000 $6,294 55%
Total: $10,167,000 $11,360
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $9,958,000 $11,126
Total Current Expenditures: $9,313,000 $10,405
Instructional Expenditures: $5,703,000 $6,372 57%
Student and Staff Support: $1,003,000 $1,120 10%
Administration: $933,000 $1,042 9%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,674,000 $1,870 17%
Total Capital Outlay: $392,000 $437
Construction: $193,000 $215
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $153,000 $170


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 50 PS PS 40-59 <50 21-39 52
2020-2021 46 PS PS 40-59 <50 40-59 46
2018-2019 58 >=50 PS 40-59 PS 21-39 59
2017-2018 62 >=50 <50 60-79 >=50 40-59 63
2016-2017 60 >=50 PS 60-79 PS 40-59 60
2015-2016 55 >=50 PS 40-59 PS <50 56
2014-2015 34 PS PS <=20 PS <50 35
2013-2014 89 >=50 >=50 >=80 PS 89
2012-2013 85 PS PS 60-79 PS >=50 86
2011-2012 88 PS PS 60-79 PS >=50 88
2010-2011 89 PS PS >=80 PS >=50 90

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 50 PS PS 40-59 <50 40-59 51
2020-2021 43 PS PS 21-39 <50 21-39 44
2018-2019 52 >=50 PS 40-59 PS 21-39 52
2017-2018 53 >=50 <50 40-59 <50 21-39 54
2016-2017 60 >=50 PS 60-79 PS 40-59 59
2015-2016 50 <50 PS 21-39 PS <50 51
2014-2015 29 >=50 PS <=20 PS <50 30
2013-2014 84 >=50 >=50 >=80 PS 83
2012-2013 83 PS PS 60-79 PS <50 84
2011-2012 86 PS PS >=50 PS >=50 86
2010-2011 83 >=50 PS >=50 PS >=50 84

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 80-84 PS PS PS 80-89
2020-2021 75-79 PS PS PS PS 80-89
2019-2020 90-94 PS PS PS 90-94
2018-2019 >=95 PS PS PS PS >=95
2017-2018 90-94 PS PS PS >=95
2016-2017 >=95 PS PS PS PS >=90
2015-2016 >=95 PS PS PS >=95
2014-2015 90-94 PS PS 90-94
2013-2014 >=95 PS 90-94
2012-2013 >=90 PS PS >=90
2011-2012 90-94 PS 90-94
2010-2011 85-89 PS PS 85-89


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 880 -1.0
2022-2023 889 -0.7
2021-2022 895 4.7
2020-2021 853 -7.2
2019-2020 914 -3.1
2018-2019 942 1.0
2017-2018 933 -1.2
2016-2017 944 2.5
2015-2016 920 0.4
2014-2015 916 1.0
2013-2014 907 1.9
2012-2013 890 1.9
2011-2012 873 -3.0
2010-2011 899 1.4
2009-2010 886 -4.4
2008-2009 925 -2.2
2007-2008 945 3.2
2006-2007 915 1.0
2005-2006 906 -0.7
2004-2005 912 2.6
2003-2004 888 5.2
2002-2003 842 -2.9
2001-2002 866 4.6
2000-2001 826 -1.5
1999-2000 838 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Charleston School District (%) Arkansas K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.9 0.6
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.9 1.8
Black 0.3 19.5
Hispanic 4.0 14.6
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 1.0
Two or More Races 2.6 4.7
White 91.3 57.8

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Charleston School District had 88.47 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 9.95.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 4.00
Kindergarten: 3.42
Elementary: 29.23
Secondary: 45.84
Total: 88.47

Charleston School District employed 1.20 district administrators and 3.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 1.20
District Administrative Support: 4.00
School Administrators: 3.00
School Administrative Support: 7.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 14.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 3.79
Total Guidance Counselors: 5.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 2.50
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 2.50
Librarians/Media Specialists: 2.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 13.98
Other Support Services: 20.88


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Charleston School District operates two schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Charleston Elementary School462KG-7
Charleston High School4187-12

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2021-22 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed October 18, 2025
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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