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Fort Smith Public Schools

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Fort Smith Public Schools is located in west Arkansas. Fort Smith Public Schools has 64.50 square miles of land area and 4.68 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Fort Smith Public Schools population is 89,995. Fort Smith Public Schools median household income is $35,895 in 2010-2014. Fort Smith Public Schools median house value is $108,800 in 2010-2014. On average, Fort Smith Public Schools is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	(182 out of 238, bottom 24%)*
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	26
Population	89,995 (2010-2014), rank #4
Population Growth	2.82% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	1,300.89/sq mi, rank #3
Median Household Income:	$35,895 at 2010-2014—1.38% increase since 2005-2009, rank #141
Median House Price:	$108,800 at 2010-2014—6.77% increase since 2005-2009, rank #54
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	64.50 sq mi, rank #226
Water Area:	4.68 sq mi (6.77%), rank #72
State:	Arkansas
County:	Sebastian County
City:	Fort Smith, Barling
Zip:	72903, 72923, 72908, 72901, 72916, 72904
Area:	Fort Smith, AR-OK

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Fort Smith Public Schools Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

3205jenny Lind Rd

Fort Smith AR, 72901, Sebastian County

Phone: 479-785-2501

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	14,702	14,374	14,146	14,107	14,010	13,958	13,938
English Language Learner Students:	3,758	3,452	3,437	3,306	3,127	2,986	2,770
Total Teachers:	961.91	979.88	923.03	910.03	919.00	923.00	898.00
Prekindergarten:	15.91	13.00	13.00	12.00	11.00	10.00	10.00
Kindergarten:	69.34	71.36	66.36	65.15	99.00	100.00	106.00
Elementary:	421.44	418.63	392.07	394.32	344.00	346.00	351.00
Secondary:	371.04	394.97	366.79	355.25	364.00	364.00	391.00
Ungraded:	84.18	81.92	84.81	83.31	101.00	103.00	40.00
Total Other Staff:	1,079.72	1,246.52	1,107.00	1,044.00	1,010.00	950.00	870.00
Instructional Aides:	139.00	131.00	164.00	166.00	133.00	132.00	149.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	86.72	36.32	10.00	14.00	11.00	10.00	7.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	39.70	40.00	54.00	54.00	39.00	38.00	43.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	20.70	21.00	34.00	34.00	21.00	20.00	25.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	19.00	19.00	20.00	20.00	18.00	18.00	18.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	28.00	27.00	27.00	27.00	26.00	26.00	27.00
Library/Media Support:	15.50	15.00	24.00	24.00	20.00	20.00	25.00
District Administrators:	17.00	17.00	17.00	17.00	16.00	17.00	18.00
District Administrative Support:	90.00	99.00	85.00	87.00	85.00	76.00	74.00
School Administrators:	49.00	48.00	50.00	49.00	49.00	46.00	49.00
School Administrative Support:	100.80	221.20	157.00	102.00	96.00	96.00	73.00
Student Support Services:	246.00	350.00	255.00	245.00	228.00	172.00	88.00
Other Support Services:	268.00	262.00	264.00	259.00	307.00	317.00	317.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.28	14.67	15.33	15.50	15.24	15.12	15.52

Schools

Albert Pike Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	4111 Park Ave, Fort Smith AR 72903
Ballman Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 6	2601 South Q St, Fort Smith AR 72901
Barling Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	1400 D St, Barling AR 72923
Beard Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 6	1600 Cavanaugh Rd, Fort Smith AR 72908
Belle Point Alternative Center	Grade 7 to Grade 12	1501 Dodson Ave, Fort Smith AR 72901
Bonneville Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 6	2500 South Waldron Rd, Fort Smith AR 72903
Carnall Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	2524 South Tulsa St, Fort Smith AR 72901
Cavanaugh Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 6	1025 School St, Fort Smith AR 72908
Dora Kimmons Jr. High School	Grade 7 to Grade 9	2201 North 50th St, Fort Smith AR 72904
Elmer H. Cook Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 7	3517 Brooken Hill Dr, Fort Smith AR 72908
Euper Lane Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 6	6601 Euper Ln, Fort Smith AR 72903
Fairview Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	2400 South Dallas, Fort Smith AR 72901
Harry C. Morrison Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	3415 Newlon Rd, Fort Smith AR 72904
Howard Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	1301 North 8th St, Fort Smith AR 72901
John P. Woods Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	3201 Massard Rd, Fort Smith AR 72903
L. A. Chaffin Jr. High School	Grade 7 to Grade 9	3025 Massard Rd, Fort Smith AR 72903
Northside High School	Grade 10 to Grade 12	2301 North B St, Fort Smith AR 72901
Ramsey Junior High School	Grade 7 to Grade 9	3201 Jenny Lind Rd, Fort Smith AR 72901
Raymond F. Orr Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	3609 Phoenix St, Fort Smith AR 72903
Southside High School	Grade 10 to Grade 12	4100 Gary St, Fort Smith AR 72903
Spradling Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 6	4949 Spradling Ave, Fort Smith AR 72904
Sunnymede Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 6	4201 North O St, Fort Smith AR 72904
Sutton Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	5001 Kelley Hwy, Fort Smith AR 72904
Tilles Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	815 North 16th St, Fort Smith AR 72901
Trusty Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 6	3300 Harris Ave, Fort Smith AR 72904
William O. Darby Jr. High Sch.	Grade 7 to Grade 9	616 North 14th St, Fort Smith AR 72901

Test Performance

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

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$143,724,000	$10,160		$146,374,000	$10,376		$150,604,000	$10,750
Federal:	$20,416,000	$1,443	14.2%	$27,921,000	$1,979	19.1%	$30,017,000	$2,143	19.9%
State:	$69,193,000	$4,891	48.1%	$66,657,000	$4,725	45.5%	$66,863,000	$4,773	44.4%
Local:	$54,115,000	$3,825	37.7%	$51,796,000	$3,672	35.4%	$53,724,000	$3,835	35.7%
Total Expenditures:	$152,916,000	$10,810		$153,963,000	$10,914		$155,181,000	$11,076
Total Current Expenditures:	$130,472,000	$9,223		$132,395,000	$9,385		$128,646,000	$9,182
Instructional Expenditures:	$73,202,000	$5,175	56.1%	$74,253,000	$5,264	56.1%	$71,328,000	$5,091	55.4%
Student and Staff Support:	$21,973,000	$1,553	16.8%	$23,764,000	$1,685	17.9%	$24,409,000	$1,742	19.0%
Administration:	$11,930,000	$843	9.1%	$11,265,000	$799	8.5%	$10,971,000	$783	8.5%
Operations, Food, Other:	$23,367,000	$1,652	17.9%	$23,113,000	$1,638	17.5%	$21,938,000	$1,566	17.1%
Total Capital Outlay:	$18,018,000	$1,274		$17,151,000	$1,216		$22,524,000	$1,608
Construction:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$0	$0
Total Other:	$2,133,000	$151		$2,210,000	$157		$2,258,000	$161
Interest on Debt:	$1,998,000	$141		$1,868,000	$132		$1,389,000	$99

Total Salary:	$82,837,000	$5,856		$81,866,000	$5,803		$79,036,000	$5,641
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$50,421,000	$3,564	60.9%	$50,040,000	$3,547	61.1%	$48,162,000	$3,438	60.9%
Other Salary:	$32,416,000	$2,292	39.1%	$31,826,000	$2,256	38.9%	$30,874,000	$2,204	39.1%
Total Benefit:	$24,341,000	$1,721		$24,534,000	$1,739		$23,856,000	$1,703
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$14,742,000	$1,042	60.6%	$14,834,000	$1,052	60.5%	$14,435,000	$1,030	60.5%
Other Benefit:	$9,599,000	$679	39.4%	$9,700,000	$688	39.5%	$9,421,000	$672	39.5%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	63.0%	64.1%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	37.0%	35.9%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	17.0 years	17.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	17.9%	18.8%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	17.4%	16.3%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	27.5%	27.2%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	21.0%	24.9%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	16.2%	12.8%

Mean Base Salary:	$46,897.0	$44,244.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$35,494.0	$33,435.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$41,026.0	$38,495.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$48,503.0	$45,828.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$53,370.0	$50,565.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$54,683.0	$51,826.0

* Fort Smith Public Schools was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.