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Dumas School District

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Dumas School District is located in southeast Arkansas. Dumas School District has 352.71 square miles of land area and 11.42 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Dumas School District population is 10,376. Dumas School District median household income is $27,447 in 2010-2014. Dumas School District median house value is $49,200 in 2010-2014. On average, Dumas School District is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	(214 out of 238, bottom 10%)*
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	4
Population	10,376 (2010-2014), rank #70
Population Growth	-1.94% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	28.49/sq mi, rank #141
Median Household Income:	$27,447 at 2010-2014—-1.95% increase since 2005-2009, rank #225
Median House Price:	$49,200 at 2010-2014—-6.99% increase since 2005-2009, rank #232
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	352.71 sq mi, rank #31
Water Area:	11.42 sq mi (3.14%), rank #26
State:	Arkansas
County:	Lincoln County, Drew County, Desha County
City:	Gould, Dumas, Star City, Grady, Winchester, Pickens, Tillar, Watson, Mitchellville
Zip:	71643, 71639, 71667, 71644, 71677, 71662, 71670, 71674
Area:	Pine Bluff, AR

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Dumas School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

213 Adams St

Dumas AR, 71639, Desha County

Phone: 870-382-4571

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	1,518	1,538	1,527	1,518	1,553	1,628	1,662
English Language Learner Students:	97	90	85	70	65	67	78
Total Teachers:	125.41	123.25	125.40	129.26	133.00	137.00	145.00
Prekindergarten:	2.50	2.50	1.50	1.50	3.00	4.00	2.00
Kindergarten:	7.00	7.03	6.66	6.57	11.00	12.00	11.00
Elementary:	54.99	50.21	56.00	57.11	52.00	53.00	59.00
Secondary:	53.42	55.21	53.32	55.69	57.00	57.00	60.00
Ungraded:	7.50	8.30	7.92	8.39	10.00	11.00	13.00
Total Other Staff:	137.43	145.42	159.00	145.00	142.00	142.00	168.00
Instructional Aides:	41.00	37.00	40.00	37.00	37.00	36.00	38.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	1.00	2.50	1.00	2.00	3.00	4.00	2.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	4.00	4.00	4.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	2.00	2.00	2.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00
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:	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	2.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
District Administrators:	3.00	3.18	5.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00
District Administrative Support:	12.89	13.14	14.00	11.00	12.00	12.00	13.00
School Administrators:	6.18	6.00	6.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	6.00
School Administrative Support:	10.00	16.04	18.00	13.00	14.00	15.00	11.00
Student Support Services:	25.15	29.25	31.00	30.00	29.00	24.00	14.00
Other Support Services:	30.21	30.31	36.00	35.00	30.00	34.00	74.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	12.10	12.48	12.18	11.74	11.68	11.88	11.46

Schools

Central Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 2	101 Court St, Dumas AR 71639
Dumas High School	Grade 10 to Grade 12	709 Dan Gill Dr, Dumas AR 71639
Dumas Junior High School	Grade 7 to Grade 9	315 South College St, Dumas AR 71639
Reed Elementary School	Grade 3 to Grade 6	709 South Cherry St, Dumas AR 71639

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
ACTAAP Test
2007	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	33%	50%
2008	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	32%	51%
2009	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	41%	56%
2010	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	53%	60%
2011	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	55%	65%
2012	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	56%	68%
2013	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	43%	70%
2005	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	43%	50%
2006	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	45%	57%
2008	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	57%	64%
2009	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	61%	66%
2010	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	58%	71%
2011	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	61%	76%
2012	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	72%	82%
2013	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	61%	79%
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	50%	58%
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	55%	67%
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	85%	79%
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	82%	82%
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	80%	83%
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	81%	85%
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	86%	87%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	74%	86%
2005	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	37%	51%
2006	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	34%	61%
2008	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	53%	67%
2009	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	52%	70%
2010	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	63%	77%
2011	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	73%	82%
2012	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	76%	85%
2013	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	73%	85%
2005	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	42%	50%
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	42%	60%
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	56%	74%
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	67%	78%
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	69%	80%
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	76%	82%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	68%	82%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	70%	82%
2005	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	40%	47%
2006	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	47%	56%
2008	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	58%	64%
2009	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	68%	68%
2010	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	68%	74%
2011	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	65%	77%
2012	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	78%	85%
2013	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	68%	84%
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	23%	41%
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	48%	50%
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	60%	67%
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	63%	71%
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	71%	74%
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	68%	78%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	61%	76%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	53%	70%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	49%	43%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	30%	50%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	37%	56%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	38%	60%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	45%	61%
2005	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	50%	57%
2006	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	43%	59%
2008	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	41%	63%
2009	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	51%	67%
2010	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	72%	71%
2011	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	53%	71%
2012	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	66%	75%
2013	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	63%	73%
2005	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	22%	43%
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	30%	57%
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	48%	72%
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	66%	80%
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	60%	75%
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	62%	77%
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	56%	75%
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	61%	75%
2005	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	38%	50%
2006	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	42%	53%
2008	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	44%	57%
2009	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	51%	63%
2010	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	51%	68%
2011	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	59%	67%
2012	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	68%	80%
2013	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	64%	77%
2005	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	31%	43%
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	37%	50%
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	53%	62%
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	50%	68%
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	58%	75%
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	58%	74%
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	67%	77%
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	58%	70%
2009	Science	7th Grade	% met std	11%	32%
2010	Science	7th Grade	% met std	13%	33%
2011	Science	7th Grade	% met std	29%	39%
2012	Science	7th Grade	% met std	13%	41%
2013	Science	7th Grade	% met std	19%	41%
2005	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	47%	57%
2006	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	64%	66%
2008	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	60%	67%
2009	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	60%	71%
2010	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	57%	76%
2011	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	61%	77%
2012	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	78%	80%
2013	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	64%	77%
2005	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	15%	33%
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	35%	44%
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	40%	56%
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	41%	62%
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	40%	63%
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	46%	63%
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	54%	68%
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	44%	65%
2006	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	42%	65%
2007	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	47%	62%
2008	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	52%	66%
2009	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	53%	70%
2010	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	52%	76%
2011	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	69%	78%
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	57%	80%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	58%	77%
2009	Biology	End of course	% met std	13%	41%
2010	Biology	End of course	% met std	24%	36%
2011	Biology	End of course	% met std	25%	41%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	12%	43%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	22%	44%
2006	Geometry	End of course	% met std	39%	60%
2007	Geometry	End of course	% met std	4%	59%
2008	Geometry	End of course	% met std	29%	60%
2009	Geometry	End of course	% met std	51%	66%
2010	Geometry	End of course	% met std	48%	69%
2011	Geometry	End of course	% met std	58%	73%
2012	Geometry	End of course	% met std	55%	76%
2013	Geometry	End of course	% met std	57%	72%
2006	Literacy	End of course	% met std	27%	45%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$15,895,000	$10,409		$18,632,000	$12,274		$17,711,000	$11,404
Federal:	$2,487,000	$1,629	15.6%	$4,548,000	$2,996	24.4%	$3,760,000	$2,421	21.2%
State:	$9,651,000	$6,320	60.7%	$10,359,000	$6,824	55.6%	$10,109,000	$6,509	57.1%
Local:	$3,757,000	$2,460	23.6%	$3,725,000	$2,454	20.0%	$3,842,000	$2,474	21.7%
Total Expenditures:	$16,900,000	$11,067		$24,345,000	$16,038		$21,099,000	$13,586
Total Current Expenditures:	$14,493,000	$9,491		$15,303,000	$10,081		$15,189,000	$9,780
Instructional Expenditures:	$8,115,000	$5,314	56.0%	$8,705,000	$5,735	56.9%	$8,838,000	$5,691	58.2%
Student and Staff Support:	$1,979,000	$1,296	13.7%	$1,867,000	$1,230	12.2%	$2,081,000	$1,340	13.7%
Administration:	$1,569,000	$1,028	10.8%	$1,820,000	$1,199	11.9%	$1,436,000	$925	9.5%
Operations, Food, Other:	$2,830,000	$1,853	19.5%	$2,911,000	$1,918	19.0%	$2,834,000	$1,825	18.7%
Total Capital Outlay:	$857,000	$561		$4,354,000	$2,868		$2,714,000	$1,748
Construction:	$743,000	$487		$3,708,000	$2,443		$2,179,000	$1,403
Total Other:	$980,000	$642		$4,109,000	$2,707		$2,572,000	$1,656
Interest on Debt:	$546,000	$358		$563,000	$371		$604,000	$389

Total Salary:	$8,654,000	$5,667		$9,389,000	$6,185		$9,092,000	$5,854
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$5,569,000	$3,647	64.4%	$6,019,000	$3,965	64.1%	$6,018,000	$3,875	66.2%
Other Salary:	$3,085,000	$2,020	35.6%	$3,370,000	$2,220	35.9%	$3,074,000	$1,979	33.8%
Total Benefit:	$2,347,000	$1,537		$2,582,000	$1,701		$2,448,000	$1,576
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$1,503,000	$984	64.0%	$1,616,000	$1,065	62.6%	$1,604,000	$1,033	65.5%
Other Benefit:	$844,000	$553	36.0%	$966,000	$636	37.4%	$844,000	$543	34.5%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	70.3%	69.2%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	29.7%	30.8%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	15.0 years	16.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	24.6%	18.9%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	18.6%	20.5%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	22.0%	25.0%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	22.9%	24.2%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	11.9%	11.4%

Mean Base Salary:	$35,920.0	$35,400.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$31,949.0	$31,220.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$32,677.0	$32,079.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$36,639.0	$36,067.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$40,038.0	$38,877.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$39,964.0	$39,465.0

* Dumas School District was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.