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

2008-2009 Arkansas

Charter Schools

 

Non-Charter Schools

Metrics # %
Students
Number of Students 6,989
% of Charter School Students to All Public School Students 1.5%
Students by Race / Ethnicity
White 4,117 58.9%
Black 2,415 34.6%
Hispanic 241 3.4%
Asian 192 2.7%
Other 24 0.3%
Free or Reduced Price Lunch
Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch 3,189 45.6%
Ineligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch 3,800 54.4%
Students by Geographic Locale
City 3,509 50.2%
Suburbs 488 7.0%
Town 1,392 19.9%
Rural 1,600 22.9%
Students by School Grade Levels
Elementary Schools 2,262 32.4%
Middle Schools 1,822 26.1%
High Schools 2,017 28.9%
Middle/High Schools 413 5.9%
Elementary/Middle/High Schools 475 6.8%
Students by Grade Level
Kindergarten 312 4.5%
First Grade 362 5.2%
Second Grade 335 4.8%
Third Grade 383 5.5%
Fourth Grade 420 6.0%
Fifth Grade 499 7.1%
Sixth Grade 742 10.6%
Seventh Grade 811 11.6%
Eighth Grade 741 10.6%
Ninth Grade 766 11.0%
Tenth Grade 590 8.4%
Eleventh Grade 556 8.0%
Twelfth Grade 441 6.3%
Students by Management Organization
CMO 1,197 17.1%
EMO 826 11.8%
Freestanding 4,966 71.1%
 
Metrics # %
Students
Number of Students 471,976
Students by Race / Ethnicity
White 315,092 66.8%
Black 105,109 22.3%
Hispanic 40,855 8.7%
Asian 7,489 1.6%
Other 3,431 0.7%
Free or Reduced Price Lunch
Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch 270,360 57.3%
Ineligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch 201,616 42.7%
Students by Geographic Locale
City 117,756 24.9%
Suburbs 46,019 9.8%
Town 106,838 22.6%
Rural 201,363 42.7%
Students by School Grade Levels
Elementary Schools 225,263 47.7%
Middle Schools 82,736 17.5%
High Schools 97,475 20.7%
Middle/High Schools 64,612 13.7%
Elementary/Middle/High Schools 1,890 0.4%
Students by Grade Level
Pre-Kindergarten 13,254 2.8%
Kindergarten 37,685 8.0%
First Grade 37,362 7.9%
Second Grade 36,675 7.8%
Third Grade 36,003 7.6%
Fourth Grade 35,925 7.6%
Fifth Grade 35,325 7.5%
Sixth Grade 34,948 7.4%
Seventh Grade 34,776 7.4%
Eighth Grade 34,646 7.3%
Ninth Grade 36,861 7.8%
Tenth Grade 35,263 7.5%
Eleventh Grade 32,904 7.0%
Twelfth Grade 29,815 6.3%
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