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Conway School District, Arkansas

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Conway School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 10,174 (2023-2024)
Schools: 16 (2023-2024)
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Conway School District is a school district in Arkansas (Faulkner County). During the 2024 school year, 10,174 students attended one of the district's 16 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 Conway School District consists of seven members serving five-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameSeatYear assumed officeYear term ends
Leo Cummings20252030
Barrett PettyZone 120252030
Leona WaltonZone 520252030
Trip LeachZone 420142029
Sheila Franklin20232028
David Naylor Jr.Zone 220222027
Linda HargisZone 320222026

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: $28,450,000 $2,834 21%
Local: $52,289,000 $5,209 39%
State: $54,560,000 $5,435 40%
Total: $135,299,000 $13,479
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $128,419,000 $12,793
Total Current Expenditures: $117,174,000 $11,673
Instructional Expenditures: $65,829,000 $6,557 51%
Student and Staff Support: $14,664,000 $1,460 11%
Administration: $10,426,000 $1,038 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $26,255,000 $2,615 20%
Total Capital Outlay: $5,209,000 $518
Construction: $1,062,000 $105
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $116,000 $11
Interest on Debt: $3,508,000 $349


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 (%)
2020-2021 43 60-64 22 33 21-39 35-39 56
2018-2019 60 85-89 40 47 40-59 50-54 72
2017-2018 56 80-84 36 45 <50 45-49 68
2016-2017 56 70-74 37 42 <50 55-59 67
2015-2016 52 70-74 34 37 <50 45-49 63
2014-2015 37 65-69 20 23 <50 30-34 46
2013-2014 82 90-94 68 72 >=50 PS 90
2012-2013 85 >=95 73 78 >=50 75-79 91
2011-2012 88 90-94 76 84 >=50 80-89 94
2010-2011 88 >=95 79 83 >=80 80-89 93

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 (%)
2020-2021 47 60-64 27 36 40-59 35-39 61
2018-2019 56 75-79 35 42 40-59 45-49 69
2017-2018 53 70-74 34 36 <50 35-39 65
2016-2017 61 80-84 42 48 >=50 55-59 72
2015-2016 55 70-74 37 41 <50 50-54 66
2014-2015 43 60-64 25 28 <50 35-39 52
2013-2014 84 90-94 73 76 >=50 PS 89
2012-2013 85 85-89 75 76 60-79 75-79 90
2011-2012 89 90-94 83 85 >=50 80-89 92
2010-2011 83 85-89 70 76 >=80 70-79 88

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 (%)
2019-2020 89 >=80 85-89 80-84 PS >=50 91
2018-2019 88 >=80 90-94 75-79 PS >=50 89
2017-2018 89 >=50 85-89 80-89 PS PS 90
2016-2017 90 >=50 85-89 >=90 PS PS 90
2015-2016 86 >=50 80-84 >=90 PS PS 86
2014-2015 84 >=50 75-79 80-89 PS PS 86
2013-2014 88 >=50 85-89 80-89 PS PS 88
2012-2013 88 >=50 85-89 80-89 PS 90
2011-2012 86 >=50 80-84 60-69 PS PS 87
2010-2011 82 >=50 70-74 70-79 PS PS 85


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 10,174 -0.8
2022-2023 10,251 2.1
2021-2022 10,038 0.0
2020-2021 10,035 -3.6
2019-2020 10,393 1.3
2018-2019 10,255 -0.3
2017-2018 10,281 0.8
2016-2017 10,198 1.8
2015-2016 10,014 -0.4
2014-2015 10,051 0.6
2013-2014 9,993 1.6
2012-2013 9,829 1.9
2011-2012 9,646 2.0
2010-2011 9,455 2.0
2009-2010 9,263 -0.2
2008-2009 9,284 1.6
2007-2008 9,140 2.7
2006-2007 8,889 2.2
2005-2006 8,692 2.2
2004-2005 8,497 3.3
2003-2004 8,216 1.3
2002-2003 8,109 1.6
2001-2002 7,982 3.3
2000-2001 7,719 -0.3
1999-2000 7,744 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Conway School District (%) Arkansas K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 0.6
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.7 1.8
Black 29.7 19.5
Hispanic 13.7 14.6
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 1.0
Two or More Races 7.2 4.7
White 47.5 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, Conway School District had 633.03 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 16.07.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 20.05
Kindergarten: 43.59
Elementary: 323.20
Secondary: 176.49
Total: 633.03

Conway School District employed 18.00 district administrators and 51.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 18.00
District Administrative Support: 45.00
School Administrators: 51.00
School Administrative Support: 47.67
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 87.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 38.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 29.50
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 9.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 20.50
Librarians/Media Specialists: 18.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 216.00
Other Support Services: 275.50


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 Conway School District operates 16 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Bob Courtway Middle School4975-7
Carl Stuart Middle School7505-7
Carolyn Lewis Elementary Schoo510KG-4
Conway High School2,24810-12
Conway Junior High School1,5728-9
Ellen Smith Elementary School454KG-4
Ida Burns Elementary School395KG-4
Jim Stone Elementary School363KG-4
Julia Lee Moore Elem. School351KG-4
Marguerite Vann Elem. School387KG-4
Preston & Florence Mattison Elem. School390KG-4
Ray/Phyllis Simon Middle Schoo4985-7
Ruth Doyle Middle School5665-7
Sallie Cone Preschool260PK-PK
Theodore Jones Elem. School485KG-4
Woodrow Cummins Elementary Sch448KG-4

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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 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    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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