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Jacksonville, AR
Public School Ratings




Jacksonville Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

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

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Jacksonville North Pulaski School District details

Jacksonville North Pulaski School District
1414 W Main
Jacksonville, AR 72076

4,451 Students enrolled in District

7 Schools in District

14 Students Per Classroom (State average is 13)

Jacksonville North Pulaski School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Arkansas

1

(10 is best)

Better than 8.6% of all AR school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Better than 10.5% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

40 30 20 10 0
15%
32%
20%
34%
9%
30%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Adkins Preschool Center School
500 Cloverdale Rd
Jacksonville, AR, 72076
PK-PK
Bayou Meto Elementary School
26405 Hwy 107
Jacksonville, AR, 72076
PK-05
Bobby G Lester Elementary School
601 Harris Rd
Jacksonville, AR, 72076
KG-05
Jacksonville Elementary School
2400 Linda Lane
Jacksonville, AR, 72076
KG-05
Jacksonville High School
1301 West Main Street
Jacksonville, AR, 72076
09-12
Jacksonville Middle School
718 Harris Rd
Jacskonville, AR, 72076
06-08
Murrell Taylor Elementary School
1401 Murrell Taylor Dr
Jacksonville, AR, 72076
KG-05

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 31.7% 60.6%
Black 56.7% 20.3%
Hispanic 10.2% 15.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.8% 1.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.6% 1.7%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 99.9% 66.1%
Free lunch eligible 99.9% 56.2%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 9.9%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $4,891 $21,771,000 34.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $710 $3,159,000 5.0%
Staff $1,555 $6,922,000 11.1%
General Administration $284 $1,266,000 2.0%
School Administration $353 $1,573,000 2.5%
Operation $1,123 $4,999,000 8.0%
Transportation $520 $2,316,000 3.7%
Other $442 $1,966,000 3.1%
Total Support $4,988 $22,201,000 35.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,191 $18,656,000 29.8%
Total Expenditures $14,071 $62,628,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,636 $3,219,481,000 47.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $680 $330,051,000 4.8%
Staff $1,093 $530,084,000 7.7%
General Administration $315 $152,727,000 2.2%
School Administration $601 $291,526,000 4.3%
Operation $1,353 $656,309,000 9.6%
Transportation $429 $208,200,000 3.0%
Other $418 $202,588,000 3.0%
Total Support $4,888 $2,371,485,000 34.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,601 $1,262,046,000 18.4%
Total Expenditures $14,124 $6,853,012,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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