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Paragould Junior High School

Serves grades 7 - 8

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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
1713 W Court St
Paragould, AR 72450
Phone
(870) 236-7744
District
PARAGOULD SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
GREENE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
468
Classroom Teachers
38

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Arkansas

4

(10 is best)

Better than 31.9% of all AR schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Paragould Junior High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
27%
35%
20%
32%
34%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

40 30 20 10 0
28%
30%
25%
32%
30%
28%
    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
12
13
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 7 234 50.0%
Grade 8 234 50.0%
Total 468 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 75.4% 79.7% 60.6%
Black 8.0% 8.0% 20.3%
Hispanic 9.3% 7.5% 15.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.7% 0.4% 1.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 6.6% 4.4% 1.7%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 100.0% 100.0% 66.1%
Free lunch eligible 100.0% 100.0% 56.2%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 9.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 23,706 3,067,732
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 197.7 59
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.3% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.9% 20.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 32.4% 32.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.0% 24.5%
65 OR OLDER 14.4% 17.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 9,036 1,189,160
Single Parent Households With Children 9.4% 9.0%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 86.7% 88.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 16.7% 25.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 6.5% 12.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 11.4% 14.4%
$75,000 - $99,999 15.0% 12.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 20.4% 17.5%
$30,000 - $49,999 14.9% 17.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 18.5% 14.3%
$15,000 or less 13.3% 11.0%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,172 $19,521,000 52.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $571 $1,806,000 4.9%
Staff $899 $2,844,000 7.7%
General Administration $232 $733,000 2.0%
School Administration $678 $2,146,000 5.8%
Operation $1,084 $3,429,000 9.3%
Transportation $456 $1,443,000 3.9%
Other $158 $499,000 1.4%
Total Support $4,078 $12,900,000 34.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,420 $4,491,000 12.2%
Total Expenditures $11,670 $36,912,000 100.0%
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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