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

2009-2010 Arkansas

Charter Schools

 

Non-Charter Schools

Metrics # %
Students
Number of Students 8,641
% of Charter School Students to All Public School Students 1.8%
Students by Race / Ethnicity
White 4,903 56.7%
Black 2,893 33.5%
Hispanic 361 4.2%
Asian 246 2.8%
Other 238 2.8%
Free or Reduced Price Lunch
Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch 4,082 47.2%
Ineligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch 4,559 52.8%
Students by Geographic Locale
City 3,733 43.2%
Suburbs 908 10.5%
Town 1,693 19.6%
Rural 2,307 26.7%
Students by School Grade Levels
Elementary Schools 3,032 35.1%
Middle Schools 2,151 24.9%
High Schools 1,928 22.3%
Middle/High Schools 767 8.9%
Elementary/Middle/High Schools 763 8.8%
Students by Grade Level
Kindergarten 492 5.7%
First Grade 577 6.7%
Second Grade 516 6.0%
Third Grade 518 6.0%
Fourth Grade 551 6.4%
Fifth Grade 655 7.6%
Sixth Grade 766 8.9%
Seventh Grade 951 11.0%
Eighth Grade 898 10.4%
Ninth Grade 863 10.0%
Tenth Grade 753 8.7%
Eleventh Grade 544 6.3%
Twelfth Grade 526 6.1%
Students by Management Organization
CMO 1,801 20.8%
EMO 764 8.8%
Freestanding 6,076 70.3%
 
Metrics # %
Students
Number of Students 471,918
Students by Race / Ethnicity
White 309,006 65.5%
Black 102,204 21.7%
Hispanic 44,043 9.3%
Asian 6,376 1.4%
Other 10,289 2.2%
Free or Reduced Price Lunch
Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch 282,395 59.8%
Ineligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch 189,523 40.2%
Students by Geographic Locale
City 119,023 25.2%
Suburbs 45,158 9.6%
Town 108,570 23.0%
Rural 199,167 42.2%
Students by School Grade Levels
Elementary Schools 225,128 47.7%
Middle Schools 83,743 17.7%
High Schools 96,414 20.4%
Middle/High Schools 65,707 13.9%
Elementary/Middle/High Schools 648 0.1%
Ungraded 278
Students by Grade Level
Pre-Kindergarten 13,504 2.9%
Kindergarten 37,623 8.0%
First Grade 37,088 7.9%
Second Grade 36,418 7.7%
Third Grade 36,385 7.7%
Fourth Grade 35,928 7.6%
Fifth Grade 35,834 7.6%
Sixth Grade 35,192 7.5%
Seventh Grade 35,162 7.5%
Eighth Grade 34,817 7.4%
Ninth Grade 36,693 7.8%
Tenth Grade 34,770 7.4%
Eleventh Grade 32,023 6.8%
Twelfth Grade 30,041 6.4%
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