Contact Organizations
Caroline Proctor
Executive Director
 Arkansas Charter School Resource Center
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville,AR 72703
(501) 240-9549

Scott Smith
Executive Director
 Arkansas Public School Resource Center
1401 W. Capitol
LIttle Rock,AR 72201
501-492-4300

Students Overview

2007-2008 Arkansas

Charter Schools

 

Non-Charter Schools

Metrics # %
Students
Number of Students 5,361
% of Charter School Students to All Public School Students 1.1%
Students by Race / Ethnicity
White 3,402 63.5%
Black 1,643 30.6%
Hispanic 169 3.2%
Asian 132 2.5%
Other 15 0.3%
Free or Reduced Price Lunch
Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch 2,429 45.3%
Ineligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch 2,932 54.7%
Students by Geographic Locale
City 2,431 45.3%
Suburbs 160 3.0%
Town 2,496 46.6%
Rural 274 5.1%
Students by School Grade Levels
Elementary Schools 1,498 27.9%
Middle Schools 1,175 21.9%
High Schools 1,740 32.5%
Middle/High Schools 502 9.4%
Elementary/Middle/High Schools 446 8.3%
Students by Grade Level
Kindergarten 215 4.0%
First Grade 187 3.5%
Second Grade 248 4.6%
Third Grade 290 5.4%
Fourth Grade 289 5.4%
Fifth Grade 418 7.8%
Sixth Grade 386 7.2%
Seventh Grade 585 10.9%
Eighth Grade 525 9.8%
Ninth Grade 649 12.1%
Tenth Grade 659 12.3%
Eleventh Grade 486 9.1%
Twelfth Grade 391 7.3%
Students by Management Organization
CMO 282 5.3%
EMO 499 9.3%
Freestanding 4,580 85.4%
 
Metrics # %
Students
Number of Students 473,655
Students by Race / Ethnicity
White 317,774 67.1%
Black 106,538 22.5%
Hispanic 38,653 8.2%
Asian 7,279 1.5%
Other 3,411 0.7%
Free or Reduced Price Lunch
Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch 266,926 56.4%
Ineligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch 206,729 43.6%
Students by Geographic Locale
City 120,013 25.3%
Suburbs 47,793 10.1%
Town 111,113 23.5%
Rural 194,736 41.1%
Students by School Grade Levels
Elementary Schools 224,737 47.4%
Middle Schools 80,021 16.9%
High Schools 96,422 20.4%
Middle/High Schools 70,345 14.9%
Elementary/Middle/High Schools 2,130 0.4%
Students by Grade Level
Pre-Kindergarten 12,795 2.7%
Kindergarten 37,977 8.0%
First Grade 37,685 8.0%
Second Grade 36,322 7.7%
Third Grade 35,985 7.6%
Fourth Grade 35,421 7.5%
Fifth Grade 35,170 7.4%
Sixth Grade 34,671 7.3%
Seventh Grade 34,917 7.4%
Eighth Grade 35,419 7.5%
Ninth Grade 37,170 7.8%
Tenth Grade 36,122 7.6%
Eleventh Grade 33,127 7.0%
Twelfth Grade 30,317 6.4%
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