Lafayette County School District, Arkansas

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Lafayette County School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 516 (2022-2023)
Schools: 2 (2022-2023)
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Lafayette County School District is a school district in Arkansas (Columbia, Miller, Nevada, and Lafayette counties). During the 2023 school year, 516 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 Lafayette 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
NameSeatYear assumed officeYear term ends
Johnny BrownZone 3
Christie DunbarAt-Large Position 1
James Knighton Jr.Zone 5
Yulonda SimsZone 2
Juanita StrangeZone 1
Robert ThomasZone 4
Laticia YoungAt-Large Position 2

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, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $1,919,000 $3,600 24%
Local: $2,578,000 $4,837 33%
State: $3,386,000 $6,353 43%
Total: $7,883,000 $14,790
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $8,270,000 $15,515
Total Current Expenditures: $7,741,000 $14,523
Instructional Expenditures: $3,750,000 $7,035 45%
Student and Staff Support: $1,069,000 $2,005 13%
Administration: $1,189,000 $2,230 14%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,733,000 $3,251 21%
Total Capital Outlay: $266,000 $499
Construction: $3,000 $5
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $1,000 $1
Interest on Debt: $50,000 $93


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.[2][3]

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 9 6-9 <=20 <50 10-14
2018-2019 18 10-14 <50 <50 25-29
2017-2018 23 PS 15-19 <50 >=50 30-34
2016-2017 29 PS 20-24 >=50 >=50 30-34
2015-2016 31 20-24 >=50 >=50 40-44
2014-2015 21 10-14 <50 >=50 25-29
2013-2014 64 55-59 >=50 75-79
2012-2013 66 60-64 >=50 PS 75-79
2011-2012 66 PS 55-59 >=50 PS 80-84
2010-2011 65 PS 55-59 >=50 >=50 70-74

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 16 10-14 21-39 <50 20-24
2018-2019 23 15-19 <50 <50 30-34
2017-2018 22 PS 15-19 <50 >=50 30-34
2016-2017 33 PS 20-24 >=50 >=50 40-44
2015-2016 32 20-24 <50 >=50 40-44
2014-2015 28 15-19 <50 <50 40-44
2013-2014 70 60-64 >=50 80-84
2012-2013 69 65-69 >=50 >=50 75-79
2011-2012 69 PS 65-69 PS PS 70-74
2010-2011 52 PS 45-49 >=50 PS 60-64

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 80-89 PS 80-89 PS PS >=50
2018-2019 >=90 80-89 PS >=50
2017-2018 >=90 >=80 PS >=50
2016-2017 >=90 >=90 PS >=80
2015-2016 80-89 >=90 60-79
2014-2015 70-79 70-79 PS >=80
2013-2014 80-89 60-79 PS PS >=80
2012-2013 85-89 80-89 >=80
2011-2012 >=90 PS 80-89 >=80
2010-2011 80-89 80-89 PS >=80


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 516 -3.7
2021-2022 535 0.4
2020-2021 533 -2.3
2019-2020 545 -3.7
2018-2019 565 -6.4
2017-2018 601 0.3
2016-2017 599 -8.0
2015-2016 647 -2.5
2014-2015 663 -7.7
2013-2014 714 -1.0
2012-2013 721 3.7
2011-2012 694 -11.5
2010-2011 774 -4.7
2009-2010 810 4.2
2008-2009 776 -14.3
2007-2008 887 -5.1
2006-2007 932 -1.4
2005-2006 945 -6.3
2004-2005 1,005 -0.6
2003-2004 1,011 0.0
2002-2003 0 0.0
2001-2002 0 0.0
2000-2001 0 0.0
1999-2000 0 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Lafayette County School District (%) Arkansas K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.0 0.6
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.0 1.8
Black 60.5 19.4
Hispanic 5.0 14.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 1.0
Two or More Races 4.3 4.3
White 30.2 58.8

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.[5]

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Lafayette County School District had 75.01 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 6.88.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 2.41
Elementary: 22.06
Secondary: 47.59
Total: 75.01

Lafayette County School District employed 1.50 district administrators and 4.00 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 1.50
District Administrative Support: 6.01
School Administrators: 4.00
School Administrative Support: 3.10
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 21.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 4.50
Total Guidance Counselors: 2.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 1.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 14.00
Other Support Services: 21.00


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[6]

The Lafayette County School District operates two schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Lafayette County Elementary264PK-6
Lafayette County High School2527-12

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    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. ↑ To protect student privacy, percentages were reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five (5) or fewer students were included in a data set, the data was replaced by "PS."
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    6. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
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