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Ashdown High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
171 Locust St
Ashdown, AR 71822
Phone
(870) 898-3562
District
ASHDOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
LITTLE RIVER COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
396
Classroom Teachers
45

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Arkansas

4

(10 is best)

Better than 32.2% of all AR schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Ashdown High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 9

50 40 30 20 10 0
17%
34%
22%
41%
11%
27%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 10

40 30 20 10 0
15%
28%
22%
36%
8%
20%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
9
12
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 101 25.5%
Grade 10 109 27.5%
Grade 11 97 24.5%
Grade 12 89 22.5%
Total 396 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 66.3% 65.8% 61.4%
Black 26.5% 27.0% 20.2%
Hispanic 6.4% 6.3% 14.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.3% 0.3% 1.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.5% 0.6% 1.7%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 68.2% 71.5% 64.0%
Free lunch eligible 50.5% 53.2% 54.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 17.7% 18.3% 9.7%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 8,613 3,067,732
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 27.0 59
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.3% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.3% 20.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 28.3% 32.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.4% 24.5%
65 OR OLDER 22.6% 17.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 3,502 1,189,160
Single Parent Households With Children 9.4% 9.0%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 91.4% 88.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 16.9% 25.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 10.3% 12.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 14.7% 14.4%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.5% 12.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 9.3% 17.5%
$30,000 - $49,999 19.1% 17.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 17.4% 14.3%
$15,000 or less 14.6% 11.0%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,460 $8,314,000 44.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $859 $1,106,000 5.9%
Staff $763 $982,000 5.3%
General Administration $717 $923,000 5.0%
School Administration $600 $772,000 4.1%
Operation $1,439 $1,852,000 9.9%
Transportation $550 $708,000 3.8%
Other $375 $483,000 2.6%
Total Support $5,304 $6,826,000 36.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,701 $3,476,000 18.7%
Total Expenditures $14,465 $18,616,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,071 $2,994,486,000 47.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $623 $307,082,000 4.9%
Staff $988 $487,285,000 7.7%
General Administration $276 $136,001,000 2.2%
School Administration $570 $281,073,000 4.5%
Operation $1,169 $576,712,000 9.1%
Transportation $365 $179,842,000 2.9%
Other $364 $179,327,000 2.8%
Total Support $4,354 $2,147,322,000 34.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,366 $1,166,915,000 18.5%
Total Expenditures $12,790 $6,308,723,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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