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Bismarck Public Schools is located close to the center of Arkansas. Bismarck Public Schools has 174.54 square miles of land area and 4.53 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Bismarck Public Schools population is 6,436. Bismarck Public Schools median household income is $42,340 in 2010-2014. Bismarck Public Schools median house value is $79,500 in 2010-2014. On average, Bismarck Public Schools is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	(51 out of 238, top 21%)*
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	3
Population	6,436 (2010-2014), rank #108
Population Growth	-3.13% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	35.94/sq mi, rank #116
Median Household Income:	$42,340 at 2010-2014—-1.07% increase since 2005-2009, rank #64
Median House Price:	$79,500 at 2010-2014—-1.00% increase since 2005-2009, rank #133
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	174.54 sq mi, rank #124
Water Area:	4.53 sq mi (2.53%), rank #75
State:	Arkansas
County:	Hot Spring County, Clark County
City:	Amity, Bismarck, Donaldson, Malvern, Pearcy, Bonnerdale, Hot Springs National Park, Arkadelphia
Zip:	71921, 71929, 71941, 72104, 71964, 71933, 71913, 71923
Area:	Arkadelphia, AR;Hot Springs, AR

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Bismarck Public Schools Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

11636 Hwy 84

Bismarck AR, 71929, Hot Spring County

Phone: 501-865-4888

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	1,011	1,053	1,040	981	1,001	969	1,038
English Language Learner Students:	37	39	40	33	35	38	30
Total Teachers:	76.67	76.16	76.83	76.22	96.00	89.00	60.00
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Kindergarten:	4.79	5.30	4.41	3.45	8.00	7.00	7.00
Elementary:	33.06	32.47	34.69	32.04	45.00	44.00	40.00
Secondary:	31.23	30.68	30.10	34.53	35.00	29.00	6.00
Ungraded:	7.59	7.71	7.63	6.20	8.00	9.00	7.00
Total Other Staff:	80.00	79.15	83.00	83.00	75.00	62.00	97.00
Instructional Aides:	15.00	14.50	14.00	14.00	11.00	10.00	11.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	2.00	2.00	4.00	5.00	3.00	4.00	6.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	2.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
District Administrators:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
District Administrative Support:	6.50	6.50	7.00	8.00	7.00	6.00	5.00
School Administrators:	3.00	3.00	4.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00
School Administrative Support:	7.00	4.15	10.00	7.00	7.00	8.00	5.00
Student Support Services:	14.00	17.00	15.00	16.00	13.00	2.00	6.00
Other Support Services:	25.50	25.00	22.00	23.00	24.00	22.00	55.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	13.19	13.83	13.54	12.87	10.43	10.89	17.30

Schools

Bismarck Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 4	11636 Hwy 84, Bismarck AR 71929
Bismarck High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	11636 Hwy 84, Bismarck AR 71929
Bismarck Middle School	Grade 5 to Grade 8	11636 Hwy 84, Bismarck AR 71929

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
ACTAAP Test
2007	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	43%	50%
2008	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	43%	51%
2009	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	67%	56%
2010	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	66%	60%
2011	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	70%	65%
2012	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	89%	68%
2013	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	83%	70%
2005	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	63%	50%
2006	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	70%	57%
2007	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	65%	59%
2008	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	69%	64%
2009	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	72%	66%
2010	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	76%	71%
2011	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	81%	76%
2012	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	79%	82%
2013	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	87%	79%
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	65%	58%
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	76%	67%
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	77%	75%
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	78%	79%
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	82%	82%
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	86%	83%
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	92%	85%
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	92%	87%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	93%	86%
2005	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	57%	51%
2006	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	74%	61%
2007	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	69%	58%
2008	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	78%	67%
2009	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	77%	70%
2010	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	84%	77%
2011	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	79%	82%
2012	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	90%	85%
2013	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	86%	85%
2005	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	56%	50%
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	73%	60%
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	64%	65%
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	75%	74%
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	70%	78%
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	75%	80%
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	85%	82%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	82%	82%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	85%	82%
2005	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	42%	47%
2006	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	55%	56%
2007	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	72%	59%
2008	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	68%	64%
2009	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	75%	68%
2010	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	82%	74%
2011	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	76%	77%
2012	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	86%	85%
2013	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	89%	84%
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	39%	41%
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	52%	50%
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	77%	61%
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	74%	67%
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	64%	71%
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	84%	74%
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	78%	78%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	84%	76%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	76%	70%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	52%	43%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	58%	50%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	67%	56%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	63%	60%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	75%	61%
2005	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	73%	57%
2006	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	69%	59%
2007	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	65%	59%
2008	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	82%	63%
2009	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	79%	67%
2010	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	80%	71%
2011	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	80%	71%
2012	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	80%	75%
2013	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	73%	73%
2005	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	63%	43%
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	64%	57%
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	78%	68%
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	78%	72%
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	82%	80%
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	78%	75%
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	79%	77%
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	76%	75%
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	86%	75%
2005	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	64%	50%
2006	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	73%	53%
2007	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	72%	57%
2008	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	61%	57%
2009	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	80%	63%
2010	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	72%	68%
2011	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	73%	67%
2012	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	89%	80%
2013	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	88%	77%
2005	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	59%	43%
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	69%	50%
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	69%	58%
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	75%	62%
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	91%	68%
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	80%	75%
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	74%	74%
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	89%	77%
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	71%	70%
2009	Science	7th Grade	% met std	55%	32%
2010	Science	7th Grade	% met std	60%	33%
2011	Science	7th Grade	% met std	66%	39%
2012	Science	7th Grade	% met std	66%	41%
2013	Science	7th Grade	% met std	52%	41%
2005	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	63%	57%
2006	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	76%	66%
2007	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	78%	63%
2008	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	81%	67%
2009	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	80%	71%
2010	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	84%	76%
2011	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	86%	77%
2012	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	86%	80%
2013	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	89%	77%
2005	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	53%	33%
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	63%	44%
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	55%	47%
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	69%	56%
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	64%	62%
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	67%	63%
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	73%	63%
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	83%	68%
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	83%	65%
2006	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	89%	65%
2007	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	84%	62%
2008	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	74%	66%
2009	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	91%	70%
2010	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	90%	76%
2011	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	90%	78%
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	84%	80%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	91%	77%
2009	Biology	End of course	% met std	41%	41%
2010	Biology	End of course	% met std	42%	36%
2011	Biology	End of course	% met std	46%	41%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	56%	43%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	57%	44%
2006	Geometry	End of course	% met std	83%	60%
2007	Geometry	End of course	% met std	98%	59%
2008	Geometry	End of course	% met std	60%	60%
2009	Geometry	End of course	% met std	64%	66%
2010	Geometry	End of course	% met std	89%	69%
2011	Geometry	End of course	% met std	90%	73%
2012	Geometry	End of course	% met std	90%	76%
2013	Geometry	End of course	% met std	77%	72%
2006	Literacy	End of course	% met std	52%	45%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$9,719,000	$9,345		$10,115,000	$10,311		$14,620,000	$14,605
Federal:	$1,155,000	$1,111	11.9%	$1,567,000	$1,597	15.5%	$1,208,000	$1,207	8.3%
State:	$5,739,000	$5,518	59.0%	$5,941,000	$6,056	58.7%	$10,991,000	$10,980	75.2%
Local:	$2,825,000	$2,716	29.1%	$2,607,000	$2,657	25.8%	$2,421,000	$2,419	16.6%
Total Expenditures:	$9,866,000	$9,487		$11,786,000	$12,014		$24,033,000	$24,009
Total Current Expenditures:	$9,573,000	$9,205		$9,324,000	$9,505		$8,479,000	$8,471
Instructional Expenditures:	$5,367,000	$5,161	56.1%	$5,326,000	$5,429	57.1%	$5,098,000	$5,093	60.1%
Student and Staff Support:	$1,213,000	$1,166	12.7%	$894,000	$911	9.6%	$837,000	$836	9.9%
Administration:	$942,000	$906	9.8%	$1,015,000	$1,035	10.9%	$1,017,000	$1,016	12.0%
Operations, Food, Other:	$2,051,000	$1,972	21.4%	$2,089,000	$2,129	22.4%	$1,527,000	$1,525	18.0%
Total Capital Outlay:	$42,000	$40		$1,072,000	$1,093		$5,335,000	$5,330
Construction:	$0	$0		$982,000	$1,001		$5,294,000	$5,289
Total Other:	$1,000	$1		$983,000	$1,002		$9,710,000	$9,700
Interest on Debt:	$250,000	$240		$407,000	$415		$509,000	$508

Total Salary:	$5,221,000	$5,020		$5,106,000	$5,205		$4,937,000	$4,932
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$3,461,000	$3,328	66.3%	$3,467,000	$3,534	67.9%	$3,407,000	$3,404	69.0%
Other Salary:	$1,760,000	$1,692	33.7%	$1,639,000	$1,671	32.1%	$1,530,000	$1,528	31.0%
Total Benefit:	$1,368,000	$1,315		$1,329,000	$1,355		$1,282,000	$1,281
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$902,000	$867	65.9%	$894,000	$911	67.3%	$882,000	$881	68.8%
Other Benefit:	$466,000	$448	34.1%	$435,000	$443	32.7%	$400,000	$400	31.2%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	70.5%	NA
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	29.5%	NA

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	16.0 years	15.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	23.0%	22.5%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	6.6%	5.6%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	41.0%	43.7%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	23.0%	22.5%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	6.6%	5.6%

Mean Base Salary:	$38,906.0	$38,689.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$31,474.0	$31,301.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$34,898.0	$35,929.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$40,588.0	$40,218.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$43,666.0	$43,040.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$41,751.0	$41,751.0

* Bismarck Public Schools was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.