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South Pike County School District, Arkansas

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South Pike County School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 671 (2023-2024)
Schools: 2 (2023-2024)
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South Pike County School District is a school district in Arkansas (Clark, Howard, and Pike counties). During the 2024 school year, 671 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 South Pike County School District consists of seven members serving five-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Cory Ballard
Barbie Baxter
Wes Campbell
Alyssa Duggan
Scott Maroon
Robert Silva
Andrea McRae2023

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: $1,886,000 $2,722 19%
Local: $3,175,000 $4,582 32%
State: $4,904,000 $7,076 49%
Total: $9,965,000 $14,380
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $9,585,000 $13,831
Total Current Expenditures: $8,825,000 $12,734
Instructional Expenditures: $5,055,000 $7,294 53%
Student and Staff Support: $1,053,000 $1,519 11%
Administration: $847,000 $1,222 9%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,870,000 $2,698 20%
Total Capital Outlay: $584,000 $842
Construction: $156,000 $225
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $59,000 $85


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 35 <=20 <=20 PS 21-39 39
2018-2019 46 30-39 21-39 <50 >=50 48
2017-2018 40 11-19 21-39 PS <50 44
2016-2017 38 11-19 21-39 PS <50 40
2015-2016 39 PS 20-29 21-39 PS <50 41
2014-2015 8 <=20 <=20 PS <50 9
2013-2014 65 50-59 >=50 >=50 66
2012-2013 69 40-59 >=50 PS >=50 71
2011-2012 68 40-59 60-79 PS >=50 70
2010-2011 67 PS 60-79 >=50 PS >=50 67

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 40 21-39 21-39 PS 21-39 42
2018-2019 47 40-49 21-39 <50 <50 49
2017-2018 42 20-29 21-39 PS <50 45
2016-2017 43 30-39 <50 PS <50 44
2015-2016 44 20-29 40-59 PS <50 46
2014-2015 16 <=10 <=20 PS <50 17
2013-2014 67 60-79 >=50 >=50 68
2012-2013 71 40-59 <50 PS >=50 73
2011-2012 70 PS 60-79 >=50 PS PS 70
2010-2011 68 >=50 50-59 >=50 PS PS 70

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 >=90 PS PS PS >=90
2018-2019 80-89 PS PS PS >=90
2017-2018 >=90 PS PS PS >=90
2016-2017 85-89 PS PS PS 80-89
2015-2016 80-89 PS 80-89
2014-2015 >=90 PS PS PS >=90
2013-2014 >=90 PS PS PS PS 80-89
2012-2013 80-89 PS PS PS 80-89
2011-2012 80-84 PS PS 80-84
2010-2011 70-79 PS 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 671 2.4
2022-2023 655 -5.8
2021-2022 693 -4.6
2020-2021 725 1.9
2019-2020 711 2.8
2018-2019 691 -3.5
2017-2018 715 0.0
2016-2017 715 -0.4
2015-2016 718 0.7
2014-2015 713 -2.4
2013-2014 730 0.8
2012-2013 724 -6.2
2011-2012 769 -2.7
2010-2011 790 30.3
2009-2010 551 4.7
2008-2009 525 -1.3
2007-2008 532 3.4
2006-2007 514 -4.1
2005-2006 535 -0.9
2004-2005 540 -1.9
2003-2004 550 4.7
2002-2003 524 3.2
2001-2002 507 -8.9
2000-2001 552 4.0
1999-2000 530 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE South Pike County School District (%) Arkansas K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.3 0.6
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.2 1.8
Black 4.0 19.5
Hispanic 6.3 14.6
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 1.0
Two or More Races 6.1 4.7
White 83.2 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, South Pike County School District had 78.12 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 8.59.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 4.18
Elementary: 38.04
Secondary: 30.84
Total: 78.12

South Pike County School District employed 1.01 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: 1.01
District Administrative Support: 3.00
School Administrators: 3.00
School Administrative Support: 3.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 12.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
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: 8.00
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 South Pike County School District operates two schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Murfreesboro Elementary School348KG-6
Murfreesboro High School3237-12

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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 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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