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Highland School District

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Highland School District is located in northeast Arkansas. Highland School District has 282.52 square miles of land area and 1.85 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Highland School District population is 12,092. Highland School District median household income is $31,442 in 2010-2014. Highland School District median house value is $83,500 in 2010-2014. On average, Highland School District is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	(50 out of 238, top 21%)*
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Kindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	3
Population	12,092 (2010-2014), rank #61
Population Growth	0.81% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	42.52/sq mi, rank #99
Median Household Income:	$31,442 at 2010-2014—-2.44% increase since 2005-2009, rank #192
Median House Price:	$83,500 at 2010-2014—1.71% increase since 2005-2009, rank #117
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	282.52 sq mi, rank #58
Water Area:	1.85 sq mi (0.65%), rank #120
State:	Arkansas
County:	Sharp County, Fulton County
City:	Mammoth Spring, Hardy, Ash Flat, Horseshoe Bend, Evening Shade, Williford, Highland, Cherokee Village, Glencoe
Zip:	72554, 72542, 72513, 72532, 72482, 72529, 72539

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Highland School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

1627 Hwy 62/412

Hardy AR, 72542, Sharp County

Phone: 870-856-3275

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	1,590	1,530	1,580	1,626	1,567	1,579	1,574
English Language Learner Students:	2	0	1	0	0	0	0
Total Teachers:	117.24	115.21	112.13	117.05	127.00	129.00	113.00
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Kindergarten:	5.06	5.31	6.31	5.07	9.00	10.00	9.00
Elementary:	50.94	50.07	48.54	56.51	56.00	55.00	50.00
Secondary:	55.63	53.20	49.62	49.23	53.00	56.00	52.00
Ungraded:	5.61	6.63	7.66	6.24	9.00	8.00	2.00
Total Other Staff:	118.50	117.10	131.00	119.00	105.00	104.00	112.00
Instructional Aides:	23.00	23.50	23.00	26.00	24.00	26.00	27.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	5.00	4.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	3.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	4.00	4.50	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	1.00	1.50	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00
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:	2.00	1.00	3.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	1.00
District Administrative Support:	6.00	5.00	7.00	5.00	3.00	4.00	5.00
School Administrators:	5.00	4.49	7.00	5.00	6.00	7.00	7.00
School Administrative Support:	10.00	12.00	19.00	12.00	11.00	11.00	7.00
Student Support Services:	18.50	17.51	18.00	18.00	16.00	9.00	10.00
Other Support Services:	42.00	42.10	44.00	41.00	33.00	35.00	45.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	13.56	13.28	14.09	13.89	12.34	12.24	13.93

Schools

Cherokee Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 4	Hwy 175 Spur, Hardy AR 72542
Highland High School	Grade 8 to Grade 12	1 Rebel Circle, Hardy AR 72542
Highland Middle School	Grade 5 to Grade 7	1 Rebel Circle, Hardy AR 72542

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
ACTAAP Test
2007	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	58%	50%
2008	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	58%	51%
2009	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	78%	56%
2010	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	58%	60%
2011	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	81%	65%
2012	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	76%	68%
2013	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	82%	70%
2005	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	75%	50%
2006	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	65%	57%
2007	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	71%	59%
2008	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	78%	64%
2009	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	75%	66%
2010	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	74%	71%
2011	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	82%	76%
2012	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	86%	82%
2013	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	84%	79%
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	85%	58%
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	85%	67%
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	87%	75%
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	90%	79%
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	89%	82%
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	89%	83%
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	94%	85%
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	96%	87%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	94%	86%
2005	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	48%	51%
2006	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	84%	61%
2007	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	71%	58%
2008	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	76%	67%
2009	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	81%	70%
2010	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	83%	77%
2011	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	92%	82%
2012	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	85%	85%
2013	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	87%	85%
2005	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	74%	50%
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	88%	60%
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	78%	65%
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	85%	74%
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	91%	78%
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	88%	80%
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	89%	82%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	88%	82%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	89%	82%
2005	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	44%	47%
2006	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	59%	56%
2007	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	68%	59%
2008	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	67%	64%
2009	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	72%	68%
2010	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	84%	74%
2011	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	76%	77%
2012	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	92%	85%
2013	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	81%	84%
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	45%	41%
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	54%	50%
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	77%	61%
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	74%	67%
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	84%	71%
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	73%	74%
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	84%	78%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	88%	76%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	77%	70%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	72%	43%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	69%	50%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	72%	56%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	79%	60%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	72%	61%
2005	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	60%	57%
2006	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	64%	59%
2007	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	64%	59%
2008	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	69%	63%
2009	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	75%	67%
2010	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	80%	71%
2011	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	80%	71%
2012	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	70%	75%
2013	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	79%	73%
2005	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	46%	43%
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	57%	57%
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	72%	68%
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	74%	72%
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	88%	80%
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	67%	75%
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	86%	77%
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	81%	75%
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	87%	75%
2005	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	64%	50%
2006	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	61%	53%
2007	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	70%	57%
2008	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	68%	57%
2009	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	82%	63%
2010	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	76%	68%
2011	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	71%	67%
2012	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	83%	80%
2013	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	82%	77%
2005	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	46%	43%
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	51%	50%
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	61%	58%
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	72%	62%
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	82%	68%
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	75%	75%
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	70%	74%
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	91%	77%
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	79%	70%
2009	Science	7th Grade	% met std	61%	32%
2010	Science	7th Grade	% met std	49%	33%
2011	Science	7th Grade	% met std	52%	39%
2012	Science	7th Grade	% met std	56%	41%
2013	Science	7th Grade	% met std	28%	41%
2005	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	62%	57%
2006	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	82%	66%
2007	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	67%	63%
2008	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	73%	67%
2009	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	71%	71%
2010	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	79%	76%
2011	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	82%	77%
2012	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	81%	80%
2013	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	73%	77%
2005	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	21%	33%
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	51%	44%
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	40%	47%
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	57%	56%
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	68%	62%
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	71%	63%
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	59%	63%
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	63%	68%
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	52%	65%
2006	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	82%	65%
2007	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	74%	62%
2008	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	57%	66%
2009	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	64%	70%
2010	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	74%	76%
2011	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	79%	78%
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	76%	80%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	50%	77%
2009	Biology	End of course	% met std	54%	41%
2010	Biology	End of course	% met std	44%	36%
2011	Biology	End of course	% met std	38%	41%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	61%	43%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	42%	44%
2006	Geometry	End of course	% met std	66%	60%
2007	Geometry	End of course	% met std	81%	59%
2008	Geometry	End of course	% met std	78%	60%
2009	Geometry	End of course	% met std	74%	66%
2010	Geometry	End of course	% met std	74%	69%
2011	Geometry	End of course	% met std	78%	73%
2012	Geometry	End of course	% met std	82%	76%
2013	Geometry	End of course	% met std	69%	72%
2006	Literacy	End of course	% met std	53%	45%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$15,846,000	$10,029		$15,941,000	$9,804		$14,347,000	$9,156
Federal:	$3,266,000	$2,067	20.6%	$3,402,000	$2,092	21.3%	$2,498,000	$1,594	17.4%
State:	$7,749,000	$4,904	48.9%	$7,897,000	$4,857	49.5%	$7,237,000	$4,618	50.4%
Local:	$4,831,000	$3,058	30.5%	$4,642,000	$2,855	29.1%	$4,612,000	$2,943	32.1%
Total Expenditures:	$17,466,000	$11,054		$15,582,000	$9,583		$16,084,000	$10,264
Total Current Expenditures:	$13,454,000	$8,515		$13,426,000	$8,257		$12,664,000	$8,082
Instructional Expenditures:	$7,782,000	$4,925	57.8%	$7,654,000	$4,707	57.0%	$7,538,000	$4,810	59.5%
Student and Staff Support:	$1,783,000	$1,128	13.3%	$1,683,000	$1,035	12.5%	$1,451,000	$926	11.5%
Administration:	$1,015,000	$642	7.5%	$1,064,000	$654	7.9%	$1,038,000	$662	8.2%
Operations, Food, Other:	$2,874,000	$1,819	21.4%	$3,025,000	$1,860	22.5%	$2,637,000	$1,683	20.8%
Total Capital Outlay:	$2,019,000	$1,278		$1,171,000	$720		$538,000	$343
Construction:	$1,504,000	$952		$703,000	$432		$9,000	$6
Total Other:	$1,821,000	$1,153		$813,000	$500		$2,701,000	$1,724
Interest on Debt:	$172,000	$109		$172,000	$106		$181,000	$116

Total Salary:	$7,399,000	$4,683		$7,535,000	$4,634		$7,515,000	$4,796
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$4,850,000	$3,070	65.5%	$5,052,000	$3,107	67.0%	$5,099,000	$3,254	67.9%
Other Salary:	$2,549,000	$1,613	34.5%	$2,483,000	$1,527	33.0%	$2,416,000	$1,542	32.1%
Total Benefit:	$2,016,000	$1,276		$2,044,000	$1,257		$2,028,000	$1,294
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$1,311,000	$830	65.0%	$1,370,000	$843	67.0%	$1,377,000	$879	67.9%
Other Benefit:	$705,000	$446	35.0%	$674,000	$415	33.0%	$651,000	$415	32.1%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	66.7%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	33.3%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	14.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	26.0%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	12.5%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	38.5%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	16.7%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	6.3%

Mean Base Salary:	$37,859.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$33,226.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$36,615.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$39,651.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$40,983.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$40,271.0

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