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District details
School board members: 5
Next election: March 3, 2026
Students: 1,966 (2023-2024)
Schools: 4 (2023-2024)
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Pocahontas School District is a school district in Arkansas (Randolph County). During the 2024 school year, 1,966 students attended one of the district's four 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 Pocahontas 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
Gary Cole
Brent Massey
Chad Overman
Jennifer Rawls
Chris Robinson

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: $3,933,000 $1,939 16%
Local: $6,440,000 $3,176 27%
State: $13,823,000 $6,816 57%
Total: $24,196,000 $11,931
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $22,528,000 $11,108
Total Current Expenditures: $19,047,000 $9,392
Instructional Expenditures: $11,865,000 $5,850 53%
Student and Staff Support: $2,153,000 $1,061 10%
Administration: $1,399,000 $689 6%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $3,630,000 $1,789 16%
Total Capital Outlay: $3,108,000 $1,532
Construction: $2,699,000 $1,330
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $10,000 $4
Interest on Debt: $316,000 $155


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 30 10-14 <50 30-39 PS 20-29 34
2020-2021 29 10-14 <50 20-29 PS 30-39 32
2018-2019 44 15-19 <50 30-39 PS 50-59 48
2017-2018 49 20-24 <50 30-39 PS 60-69 53
2016-2017 58 20-29 <50 50-59 PS 40-59 60
2015-2016 51 >=50 <50 50-59 PS 40-59 51
2014-2015 31 >=50 <50 20-29 PS 21-39 31
2013-2014 80 >=50 60-79 70-79 PS 80
2012-2013 85 >=50 >=50 >=80 PS 60-79 85
2011-2012 85 PS >=50 60-79 PS 80-89 86
2010-2011 86 PS 60-79 60-79 PS 70-79 87

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 29 6-9 <50 30-39 PS 20-29 33
2020-2021 27 <=5 <50 30-39 PS 20-29 31
2018-2019 39 10-14 <50 30-39 PS 40-49 43
2017-2018 39 10-14 <50 40-49 PS 50-59 41
2016-2017 53 20-29 >=50 50-59 PS 60-79 54
2015-2016 51 >=50 <50 50-59 PS 50-59 51
2014-2015 34 >=50 <50 20-29 PS 40-59 34
2013-2014 79 >=50 >=80 70-79 PS 79
2012-2013 81 PS >=50 60-79 PS >=80 81
2011-2012 82 PS >=50 60-79 PS 60-79 82
2010-2011 79 PS >=50 60-79 PS 60-79 80

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 85-89 >=50 PS PS PS PS 90-94
2020-2021 85-89 >=50 >=50 PS >=50 90-94
2019-2020 90-94 >=50 PS PS PS >=95
2018-2019 90-94 PS PS PS PS PS 90-94
2017-2018 90-94 PS PS PS PS 90-94
2016-2017 90-94 PS PS PS 90-94
2015-2016 85-89 PS PS PS PS 90-94
2014-2015 85-89 PS PS PS 85-89
2013-2014 >=95 PS PS PS 90-94
2012-2013 90-94 PS PS >=50 85-89
2011-2012 85-89 PS PS PS 85-89
2010-2011 >=95 PS PS PS PS >=95


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 1,966 -1.9
2022-2023 2,004 -1.2
2021-2022 2,028 1.7
2020-2021 1,993 -6.5
2019-2020 2,122 -0.1
2018-2019 2,125 2.2
2017-2018 2,079 6.1
2016-2017 1,952 -0.8
2015-2016 1,967 1.2
2014-2015 1,943 2.4
2013-2014 1,897 -0.9
2012-2013 1,914 0.4
2011-2012 1,907 2.7
2010-2011 1,856 -1.1
2009-2010 1,876 0.4
2008-2009 1,869 -3.3
2007-2008 1,931 -2.9
2006-2007 1,987 3.3
2005-2006 1,921 0.2
2004-2005 1,918 5.1
2003-2004 1,821 2.7
2002-2003 1,771 -1.8
2001-2002 1,803 -1.7
2000-2001 1,834 -0.8
1999-2000 1,848 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Pocahontas School District (%) Arkansas K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.4 0.6
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.6 1.8
Black 1.1 19.5
Hispanic 4.1 14.6
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 13.0 1.0
Two or More Races 4.2 4.7
White 76.7 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, Pocahontas School District had 186.81 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 10.52.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 3.00
Kindergarten: 8.81
Elementary: 63.08
Secondary: 101.43
Total: 186.81

Pocahontas School District employed 1.00 district administrators and 5.50 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: 8.50
School Administrators: 5.50
School Administrative Support: 10.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 48.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 6.87
Total Guidance Counselors: 4.80
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 2.80
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 2.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 4.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 29.00
Other Support Services: 36.50


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 Pocahontas School District operates four schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Pocahontas Elementary School672PK-3
Pocahontas High School38410-12
Pocahontas Junior High School4787-9
Pocahontas Upper Elem. School4324-6

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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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