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Paragould School District

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Paragould School District is located in northeast Arkansas. Paragould School District has 119.91 square miles of land area and 0.21 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Paragould School District population is 21,372. Paragould School District median household income is $34,965 in 2010-2014. Paragould School District median house value is $90,300 in 2010-2014. On average, Paragould School District is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	(108 out of 238, top 45%)*
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	7
Population	21,372 (2010-2014), rank #29
Population Growth	6.22% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	177.92/sq mi, rank #23
Median Household Income:	$34,965 at 2010-2014—0.56% increase since 2005-2009, rank #155
Median House Price:	$90,300 at 2010-2014—10.12% increase since 2005-2009, rank #92
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	119.91 sq mi, rank #171
Water Area:	0.21 sq mi (0.17%), rank #221
State:	Arkansas
County:	Greene County
City:	Paragould, Lafe, Oak Grove Heights, Beech Grove, Marmaduke
Zip:	72450, 72436, 72412, 72443
Area:	Paragould, AR

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Paragould School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

1501 West Court St

Paragould AR, 72450, Greene County

Phone: 870-239-2105

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	3,079	2,904	2,974	2,919	2,853	2,841	2,793
English Language Learner Students:	81	59	61	56	52	39	32
Total Teachers:	202.33	195.29	203.51	205.90	232.00	230.00	176.00
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Kindergarten:	13.23	14.34	13.57	15.02	23.00	23.00	15.00
Elementary:	95.13	89.85	95.15	96.07	103.00	103.00	65.00
Secondary:	76.76	74.43	77.81	76.68	85.00	82.00	70.00
Ungraded:	17.21	16.67	16.98	18.13	21.00	22.00	26.00
Total Other Staff:	199.50	210.74	246.00	239.00	213.00	198.00	243.00
Instructional Aides:	27.00	34.25	39.00	36.00	36.00	34.00	35.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	4.50	6.25	3.00	8.00	3.00	3.00	8.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	7.00	7.00	7.00	7.00	7.00	7.00	7.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	6.00	6.00	6.00	6.00	6.00	6.00	5.00
Library/Media Support:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
District Administrators:	2.50	3.25	4.00	4.00	4.00	3.00	4.00
District Administrative Support:	12.11	14.15	15.00	15.00	15.00	15.00	13.00
School Administrators:	11.60	10.60	10.00	13.00	13.00	10.00	11.00
School Administrative Support:	20.29	17.72	28.00	25.00	22.00	22.00	23.00
Student Support Services:	52.00	56.02	70.00	60.00	46.00	36.00	18.00
Other Support Services:	55.50	54.50	63.00	64.00	60.00	61.00	118.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.22	14.87	14.61	14.18	12.30	12.35	15.87

Schools

Baldwin Elementary School	Grade 2 to Grade 4	612 West Mueller St, Paragould AR 72450
Oak Grove Elementary School	Grade 2 to Grade 4	5027 Hwy 135 North, Paragould AR 72450
Oak Grove Middle School	Grade 5 to Grade 6	5097 Hwy 135 North, Paragould AR 72450
Paragould High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	1701 West Court St, Paragould AR 72450
Paragould Junior High	Grade 7 to Grade 8	1713 West Court St, Paragould AR 72450
Paragould Primary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 1	1510 Country Club Rd, Paragould AR 72450
Woodrow Wilson Elementary School	Grade 2 to Grade 4	900 West Emerson St, Paragould AR 72450

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
ACTAAP Test
2007	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	45%	50%
2008	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	56%	51%
2009	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	64%	56%
2010	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	59%	60%
2011	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	66%	65%
2012	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	64%	68%
2013	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	68%	70%
2005	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	61%	50%
2006	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	71%	57%
2007	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	58%	59%
2008	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	68%	64%
2009	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	70%	66%
2010	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	69%	71%
2011	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	66%	76%
2012	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	68%	82%
2013	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	69%	79%
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	67%	58%
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	78%	67%
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	80%	75%
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	83%	79%
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	84%	82%
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	85%	83%
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	79%	85%
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	88%	87%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	76%	86%
2005	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	64%	51%
2006	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	74%	61%
2007	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	67%	58%
2008	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	70%	67%
2009	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	74%	70%
2010	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	76%	77%
2011	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	77%	82%
2012	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	77%	85%
2013	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	75%	85%
2005	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	62%	50%
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	72%	60%
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	78%	65%
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	81%	74%
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	80%	78%
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	84%	80%
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	84%	82%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	77%	82%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	74%	82%
2005	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	55%	47%
2006	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	57%	56%
2007	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	66%	59%
2008	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	62%	64%
2009	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	68%	68%
2010	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	76%	74%
2011	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	77%	77%
2012	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	82%	85%
2013	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	73%	84%
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	47%	41%
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	52%	50%
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	72%	61%
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	68%	67%
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	55%	71%
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	68%	74%
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	73%	78%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	70%	76%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	55%	70%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	32%	43%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	45%	50%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	53%	56%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	49%	60%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	51%	61%
2005	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	63%	57%
2006	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	64%	59%
2007	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	65%	59%
2008	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	72%	63%
2009	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	78%	67%
2010	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	79%	71%
2011	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	75%	71%
2012	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	78%	75%
2013	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	68%	73%
2005	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	39%	43%
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	56%	57%
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	74%	68%
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	79%	72%
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	80%	80%
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	78%	75%
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	82%	77%
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	77%	75%
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	74%	75%
2005	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	63%	50%
2006	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	67%	53%
2007	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	63%	57%
2008	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	67%	57%
2009	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	71%	63%
2010	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	70%	68%
2011	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	63%	67%
2012	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	75%	80%
2013	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	76%	77%
2005	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	44%	43%
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	56%	50%
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	69%	58%
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	68%	62%
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	75%	68%
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	74%	75%
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	75%	74%
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	69%	77%
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	62%	70%
2009	Science	7th Grade	% met std	37%	32%
2010	Science	7th Grade	% met std	37%	33%
2011	Science	7th Grade	% met std	27%	39%
2012	Science	7th Grade	% met std	38%	41%
2013	Science	7th Grade	% met std	38%	41%
2005	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	60%	57%
2006	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	70%	66%
2007	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	64%	63%
2008	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	71%	67%
2009	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	72%	71%
2010	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	81%	76%
2011	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	80%	77%
2012	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	76%	80%
2013	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	76%	77%
2005	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	32%	33%
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	50%	44%
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	58%	47%
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	60%	56%
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	58%	62%
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	69%	63%
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	70%	63%
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	66%	68%
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	63%	65%
2006	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	72%	65%
2007	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	77%	62%
2008	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	85%	66%
2009	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	79%	70%
2010	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	78%	76%
2011	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	79%	78%
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	79%	80%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	83%	77%
2009	Biology	End of course	% met std	31%	41%
2010	Biology	End of course	% met std	37%	36%
2011	Biology	End of course	% met std	39%	41%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	26%	43%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	37%	44%
2006	Geometry	End of course	% met std	69%	60%
2007	Geometry	End of course	% met std	61%	59%
2008	Geometry	End of course	% met std	76%	60%
2009	Geometry	End of course	% met std	78%	66%
2010	Geometry	End of course	% met std	81%	69%
2011	Geometry	End of course	% met std	67%	73%
2012	Geometry	End of course	% met std	81%	76%
2013	Geometry	End of course	% met std	75%	72%
2006	Literacy	End of course	% met std	41%	45%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$28,002,000	$9,416		$29,010,000	$9,938		$28,248,000	$9,901
Federal:	$3,665,000	$1,232	13.1%	$5,878,000	$2,014	20.3%	$5,524,000	$1,936	19.6%
State:	$16,496,000	$5,547	58.9%	$15,589,000	$5,341	53.7%	$15,476,000	$5,424	54.8%
Local:	$7,841,000	$2,637	28.0%	$7,543,000	$2,584	26.0%	$7,248,000	$2,540	25.7%
Total Expenditures:	$30,768,000	$10,346		$30,775,000	$10,543		$28,910,000	$10,133
Total Current Expenditures:	$25,924,000	$8,717		$25,718,000	$8,811		$25,479,000	$8,931
Instructional Expenditures:	$15,391,000	$5,175	59.4%	$15,550,000	$5,327	60.5%	$15,383,000	$5,392	60.4%
Student and Staff Support:	$3,280,000	$1,103	12.7%	$3,232,000	$1,107	12.6%	$3,351,000	$1,175	13.2%
Administration:	$2,488,000	$837	9.6%	$2,363,000	$810	9.2%	$2,314,000	$811	9.1%
Operations, Food, Other:	$4,765,000	$1,602	18.4%	$4,573,000	$1,567	17.8%	$4,431,000	$1,553	17.4%
Total Capital Outlay:	$1,961,000	$659		$2,612,000	$895		$1,759,000	$617
Construction:	$1,688,000	$568		$1,484,000	$508		$722,000	$253
Total Other:	$1,692,000	$569		$1,554,000	$532		$958,000	$336
Interest on Debt:	$1,171,000	$394		$850,000	$291		$683,000	$239

Total Salary:	$16,089,000	$5,410		$15,883,000	$5,441		$15,377,000	$5,390
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$10,548,000	$3,547	65.6%	$10,567,000	$3,620	66.5%	$10,223,000	$3,583	66.5%
Other Salary:	$5,541,000	$1,863	34.4%	$5,316,000	$1,821	33.5%	$5,154,000	$1,807	33.5%
Total Benefit:	$4,504,000	$1,514		$4,501,000	$1,542		$4,314,000	$1,512
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$2,875,000	$967	63.8%	$2,884,000	$988	64.1%	$2,742,000	$961	63.6%
Other Benefit:	$1,629,000	$548	36.2%	$1,617,000	$554	35.9%	$1,572,000	$551	36.4%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	42.0%	NA
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	58.0%	NA

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	16.0 years	15.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	14.8%	16.7%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	19.1%	21.0%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	34.0%	32.3%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	22.2%	20.4%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	9.9%	9.7%

Mean Base Salary:	$40,224.0	$39,844.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$32,089.0	$31,774.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$35,078.0	$37,143.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$41,122.0	$40,107.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$45,545.0	$46,567.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$47,340.0	$44,528.0

* Paragould School District was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.