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Norfork School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 454 (2023-2024)
Schools: 2 (2023-2024)
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Norfork School District is a school district in Arkansas (Baxter County). During the 2024 school year, 454 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 Norfork 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
Josh Davis2030
Stacey Ferretti2028
Stephanie Free2028
Steve Braun2026
Darin Hughes2026

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: $894,000 $1,918 14%
Local: $2,910,000 $6,245 46%
State: $2,509,000 $5,384 40%
Total: $6,313,000 $13,547
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $5,879,000 $12,615
Total Current Expenditures: $5,518,000 $11,841
Instructional Expenditures: $3,032,000 $6,506 52%
Student and Staff Support: $670,000 $1,437 11%
Administration: $486,000 $1,042 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,330,000 $2,854 23%
Total Capital Outlay: $178,000 $381
Construction: $2,000 $4
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $42,000 $90


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 35 PS PS 35-39
2020-2021 36 PS PS 35-39
2018-2019 56 PS PS 55-59
2017-2018 67 PS PS <50 65-69
2016-2017 65 PS PS PS 65-69
2015-2016 55 PS PS PS 55-59
2014-2015 42 PS <50 40-44
2013-2014 83 PS PS 80-84
2012-2013 85 PS PS PS >=50 85-89
2011-2012 88 PS PS PS >=50 85-89
2010-2011 80 PS PS >=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 35 PS PS 35-39
2020-2021 40 PS PS 40-44
2018-2019 54 PS PS 50-54
2017-2018 57 PS PS <50 55-59
2016-2017 68 PS PS PS 65-69
2015-2016 57 PS PS PS 55-59
2014-2015 63 PS PS >=50 60-64
2013-2014 88 PS PS 85-89
2012-2013 87 PS PS PS PS 85-89
2011-2012 92 PS PS PS 90-94
2010-2011 82 PS 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 PS >=80
2020-2021 >=90 PS >=90
2019-2020 >=80 PS >=80
2018-2019 >=90 PS PS >=90
2017-2018 >=90 PS >=90
2016-2017 70-79 PS PS 60-79
2015-2016 >=80 PS PS PS >=80
2014-2015 >=90 PS PS >=90
2013-2014 80-89 PS PS PS >=80
2012-2013 >=80 PS PS >=80
2011-2012 >=90 PS PS >=90
2010-2011 70-79 PS PS PS 70-79


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 454 -3.5
2022-2023 470 0.9
2021-2022 466 -1.5
2020-2021 473 10.6
2019-2020 423 -0.7
2018-2019 426 -1.4
2017-2018 432 -4.4
2016-2017 451 5.5
2015-2016 426 -10.8
2014-2015 472 4.9
2013-2014 449 -0.4
2012-2013 451 0.9
2011-2012 447 -3.6
2010-2011 463 -0.4
2009-2010 465 9.9
2008-2009 419 -7.4
2007-2008 450 -1.1
2006-2007 455 -0.9
2005-2006 459 -1.7
2004-2005 467 4.3
2003-2004 447 -3.6
2002-2003 463 -4.8
2001-2002 485 3.5
2000-2001 468 -6.0
1999-2000 496 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Norfork School District (%) Arkansas K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.0 0.6
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.0 1.8
Black 0.4 19.5
Hispanic 0.7 14.6
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 1.0
Two or More Races 2.2 4.7
White 96.7 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, Norfork School District had 51.56 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 8.81.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 2.31
Elementary: 19.38
Secondary: 25.87
Total: 51.56

Norfork School District employed 1.00 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: 1.00
District Administrative Support: 3.50
School Administrators: 2.00
School Administrative Support: 5.50
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 8.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 1.50
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.50
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 1.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 5.00
Other Support Services: 15.00


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 Norfork School District operates two schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Norfork Elementary School251KG-6
Norfork High School2037-12

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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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