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Cutter-Morning Star School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 661 (2023-2024)
Schools: 2 (2023-2024)
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Cutter-Morning Star School District is a school district in Arkansas (Garland County). During the 2024 school year, 661 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 Cutter-Morning Star School District consists of five members serving six-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameSeatYear assumed officeYear term ends
Jared HawthornPosition 32030
Jim HarbinPosition 42028
Eddy SlickPosition 52028
Trey DobbsPosition 12026
Shena SandersPosition 220252026

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: $1,986,000 $2,874 22%
Local: $2,561,000 $3,706 28%
State: $4,670,000 $6,758 51%
Total: $9,217,000 $13,339
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $9,565,000 $13,842
Total Current Expenditures: $8,772,000 $12,694
Instructional Expenditures: $3,951,000 $5,717 41%
Student and Staff Support: $757,000 $1,095 8%
Administration: $830,000 $1,201 9%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $3,234,000 $4,680 34%
Total Capital Outlay: $383,000 $554
Construction: $33,000 $47
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $5,000 $7
Interest on Debt: $337,000 $487


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 28 PS <50 20-29 <50 20-29 25-29
2020-2021 27 <50 <50 20-29 <50 21-39 25-29
2018-2019 34 PS <50 30-39 <50 21-39 35
2017-2018 33 PS <50 20-29 <50 21-39 36
2016-2017 38 PS <50 30-39 PS 21-39 35-39
2015-2016 38 PS <50 20-29 PS 21-39 40-44
2014-2015 27 PS <50 20-29 PS <=20 25-29
2013-2014 68 PS 40-59 80-89 PS 68
2012-2013 72 PS >=50 60-79 PS >=50 73
2011-2012 81 PS >=50 >=80 PS >=50 81
2010-2011 79 PS 60-79 60-79 >=50 >=50 80-84

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 34 PS <50 30-39 <50 40-49 30-34
2020-2021 31 <50 <50 30-39 <50 21-39 30-34
2018-2019 34 PS <50 30-39 <50 21-39 35
2017-2018 34 PS <50 20-29 <50 21-39 36
2016-2017 45 PS <50 20-29 PS 40-59 45-49
2015-2016 44 PS <50 30-39 PS 21-39 45-49
2014-2015 33 PS <50 20-29 PS <=20 35
2013-2014 72 PS >=50 80-89 PS 70-74
2012-2013 80 PS >=50 >=80 PS >=50 80-84
2011-2012 81 PS >=50 >=80 >=50 >=50 75-79
2010-2011 81 PS >=50 60-79 PS >=50 80-84

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 >=90 >=50 PS >=90
2020-2021 80-89 PS PS PS >=90
2019-2020 >=90 PS PS PS >=90
2018-2019 80-89 PS PS PS 80-89
2017-2018 80-89 PS PS >=50 PS PS 80-89
2016-2017 80-89 PS PS PS 80-89
2015-2016 80-89 PS PS 80-89
2014-2015 80-89 >=50 >=90
2013-2014 80-89 PS PS PS PS 80-89
2012-2013 80-89 PS >=50 PS PS 70-79
2011-2012 80-89 PS PS PS 80-89
2010-2011 85-89 PS PS PS 80-84


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 661 -4.4
2022-2023 690 -0.1
2021-2022 691 5.9
2020-2021 650 -6.9
2019-2020 695 6.5
2018-2019 650 -0.5
2017-2018 653 8.4
2016-2017 598 -0.5
2015-2016 601 -3.0
2014-2015 619 -1.9
2013-2014 631 5.9
2012-2013 594 -3.5
2011-2012 615 -5.2
2010-2011 647 -8.3
2009-2010 701 0.4
2008-2009 698 -2.0
2007-2008 712 1.8
2006-2007 699 -3.6
2005-2006 724 5.4
2004-2005 685 6.6
2003-2004 640 -3.1
2002-2003 660 -0.3
2001-2002 662 9.5
2000-2001 599 -0.2
1999-2000 600 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Cutter-Morning Star School District (%) Arkansas K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 1.4 0.6
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.8 1.8
Black 2.7 19.5
Hispanic 13.6 14.6
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 1.0
Two or More Races 10.4 4.7
White 71.1 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, Cutter-Morning Star School District had 60.62 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 10.9.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.01
Kindergarten: 2.83
Elementary: 22.23
Secondary: 32.38
Total: 60.62

Cutter-Morning Star School District employed 2.00 district administrators and 2.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 2.00
District Administrative Support: 2.00
School Administrators: 2.00
School Administrative Support: 5.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 5.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.28
Total Guidance Counselors: 2.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 2.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 2.00
Other Support Services: 4.50


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 Cutter-Morning Star School District operates two schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Cutter-Morning Star Elem. Sch.345KG-6
Cutter-Morning Star High School3167-12

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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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