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Strong School District

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Strong School District is located in south Arkansas. Strong School District has 290.33 square miles of land area and 13.23 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Strong School District population is 2,872. Strong School District median household income is $32,898 in 2010-2014. Strong School District median house value is $43,300 in 2010-2014. On average, Strong School District is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	(228 out of 238, bottom 4%)*
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	2
Population	2,872 (2010-2014), rank #211
Population Growth	-21.40% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	9.46/sq mi, rank #229
Median Household Income:	$32,898 at 2010-2014—-6.45% increase since 2005-2009, rank #182
Median House Price:	$43,300 at 2010-2014—-3.56% increase since 2005-2009, rank #235
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	290.33 sq mi, rank #56
Water Area:	13.23 sq mi (4.36%), rank #18
State:	Arkansas
County:	Union County
City:	Strong, El Dorado, Huttig, Felsenthal
Zip:	71765, 71730, 71747
Area:	El Dorado, AR

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Strong School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

108 East 5th St

Strong AR, 71765, Union County

Phone: 870-797-7322

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	404	445	457	474	492	577	659
English Language Learner Students:	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total Teachers:	42.23	40.67	43.80	48.40	49.00	64.00	76.00
Prekindergarten:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	0.00	1.00	0.00
Kindergarten:	2.33	3.66	2.08	2.52	6.00	7.00	12.00
Elementary:	15.09	13.58	19.74	17.48	17.00	30.00	39.00
Secondary:	21.34	19.47	19.37	24.69	23.00	23.00	21.00
Ungraded:	2.47	2.96	1.61	2.71	3.00	3.00	4.00
Total Other Staff:	43.27	44.20	50.00	55.00	69.00	65.00	77.00
Instructional Aides:	9.00	9.00	7.00	11.00	20.00	19.00	24.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	1.07	2.00	2.00	3.00	2.00	3.00	1.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	1.99	1.99	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	4.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	2.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.99	0.99	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	2.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	1.50	1.50	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	1.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
District Administrators:	1.43	1.43	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
District Administrative Support:	1.00	1.15	1.00	1.00	1.00	2.00	3.00
School Administrators:	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	3.00	4.00
School Administrative Support:	2.18	3.00	6.00	8.00	9.00	8.00	7.00
Student Support Services:	9.10	9.13	10.00	9.00	11.00	8.00	5.00
Other Support Services:	14.00	13.00	16.00	15.00	18.00	16.00	26.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	9.57	10.94	10.43	9.79	10.04	9.02	8.67

Schools

Gardner-Strong Elementary School		Prekindergarten to Grade 6	735 South Concord, Strong AR 71765
Strong High School		Grade 7 to Grade 12	635 South Concord, Strong AR 71765

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
ACTAAP Test
2007	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	13%	50%
2008	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	11%	51%
2009	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	5%	56%
2010	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	21%	60%
2011	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	37%	65%
2012	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	19%	68%
2013	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	44%	70%
2005	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	13%	50%
2006	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	32%	57%
2007	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	34%	59%
2008	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	47%	64%
2009	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	45%	66%
2010	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	43%	71%
2011	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	63%	76%
2012	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	53%	82%
2013	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	56%	79%
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	52%	58%
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	46%	67%
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	42%	75%
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	66%	79%
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	58%	82%
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	51%	83%
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	74%	85%
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	54%	87%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	72%	86%
2005	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	24%	51%
2006	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	50%	61%
2007	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	47%	58%
2008	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	45%	67%
2009	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	44%	70%
2010	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	76%	77%
2011	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	57%	82%
2012	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	56%	85%
2013	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	59%	85%
2005	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	26%	50%
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	64%	60%
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	60%	65%
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	60%	74%
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	53%	78%
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	56%	80%
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	32%	82%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	40%	82%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	55%	82%
2005	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	31%	47%
2006	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	34%	56%
2007	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	35%	59%
2008	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	67%	64%
2009	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	37%	68%
2010	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	56%	74%
2011	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	55%	77%
2012	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	51%	85%
2013	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	79%	84%
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	37%	41%
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	31%	50%
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	36%	61%
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	58%	67%
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	35%	71%
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	34%	74%
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	44%	78%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	43%	76%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	61%	70%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	37%	43%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	44%	50%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	34%	56%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	26%	60%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	40%	61%
2005	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	44%	57%
2006	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	55%	59%
2007	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	53%	59%
2008	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	50%	63%
2009	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	50%	67%
2010	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	67%	71%
2011	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	34%	71%
2012	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	60%	75%
2013	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	63%	73%
2005	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	46%	43%
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	70%	57%
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	66%	68%
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	55%	72%
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	67%	80%
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	43%	75%
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	34%	77%
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	50%	75%
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	66%	75%
2005	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	21%	50%
2006	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	35%	53%
2007	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	36%	57%
2008	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	31%	57%
2009	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	42%	63%
2010	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	41%	68%
2011	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	43%	67%
2012	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	47%	80%
2013	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	66%	77%
2005	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	17%	43%
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	41%	50%
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	52%	58%
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	48%	62%
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	56%	68%
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	47%	75%
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	40%	74%
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	41%	77%
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	45%	70%
2009	Science	7th Grade	% met std	33%	32%
2010	Science	7th Grade	% met std	15%	33%
2011	Science	7th Grade	% met std	29%	39%
2012	Science	7th Grade	% met std	13%	41%
2013	Science	7th Grade	% met std	17%	41%
2005	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	33%	57%
2006	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	37%	66%
2007	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	40%	63%
2008	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	52%	67%
2009	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	57%	71%
2010	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	54%	76%
2011	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	58%	77%
2012	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	71%	80%
2013	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	61%	77%
2005	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	15%	33%
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	13%	44%
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	31%	47%
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	46%	56%
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	47%	62%
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	38%	63%
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	22%	63%
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	45%	68%
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	40%	65%
2006	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	46%	65%
2007	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	13%	62%
2008	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	46%	66%
2009	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	48%	70%
2010	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	43%	76%
2011	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	40%	78%
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	26%	80%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	17%	77%
2009	Biology	End of course	% met std	14%	41%
2010	Biology	End of course	% met std	2%	36%
2011	Biology	End of course	% met std	7%	41%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	9%	43%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	12%	44%
2006	Geometry	End of course	% met std	19%	60%
2007	Geometry	End of course	% met std	36%	59%
2008	Geometry	End of course	% met std	2%	60%
2009	Geometry	End of course	% met std	57%	66%
2010	Geometry	End of course	% met std	33%	69%
2011	Geometry	End of course	% met std	49%	73%
2012	Geometry	End of course	% met std	36%	76%
2013	Geometry	End of course	% met std	34%	72%
2006	Literacy	End of course	% met std	20%	45%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$5,018,000	$10,980		$6,345,000	$13,386		$6,242,000	$12,687
Federal:	$778,000	$1,702	15.5%	$1,474,000	$3,110	23.2%	$935,000	$1,900	15.0%
State:	$2,638,000	$5,772	52.6%	$2,985,000	$6,297	47.0%	$3,432,000	$6,976	55.0%
Local:	$1,602,000	$3,505	31.9%	$1,886,000	$3,979	29.7%	$1,875,000	$3,811	30.0%
Total Expenditures:	$4,794,000	$10,490		$6,304,000	$13,300		$6,378,000	$12,963
Total Current Expenditures:	$4,719,000	$10,326		$5,892,000	$12,430		$6,170,000	$12,541
Instructional Expenditures:	$2,311,000	$5,057	49.0%	$2,971,000	$6,268	50.4%	$3,338,000	$6,785	54.1%
Student and Staff Support:	$802,000	$1,755	17.0%	$841,000	$1,774	14.3%	$821,000	$1,669	13.3%
Administration:	$547,000	$1,197	11.6%	$931,000	$1,964	15.8%	$692,000	$1,407	11.2%
Operations, Food, Other:	$1,059,000	$2,317	22.4%	$1,149,000	$2,424	19.5%	$1,319,000	$2,681	21.4%
Total Capital Outlay:	$0	$0		$182,000	$384		$121,000	$246
Construction:	$0	$0		$170,000	$359		$0	$0
Total Other:	$27,000	$59		$158,000	$333		$0	$0
Interest on Debt:	$48,000	$105		$72,000	$152		$77,000	$157

Total Salary:	$2,418,000	$5,291		$3,335,000	$7,036		$3,319,000	$6,746
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$1,516,000	$3,317	62.7%	$1,957,000	$4,129	58.7%	$2,008,000	$4,081	60.5%
Other Salary:	$902,000	$1,974	37.3%	$1,378,000	$2,907	41.3%	$1,311,000	$2,665	39.5%
Total Benefit:	$715,000	$1,565		$996,000	$2,101		$1,017,000	$2,067
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$397,000	$869	55.5%	$536,000	$1,131	53.8%	$584,000	$1,187	57.4%
Other Benefit:	$318,000	$696	44.5%	$460,000	$970	46.2%	$433,000	$880	42.6%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	76.9%	NA
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	23.1%	NA

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	13.0 years	15.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	23.1%	15.7%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	23.1%	25.5%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	33.3%	35.3%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	17.9%	19.6%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	NA	NA

Mean Base Salary:	$35,746.0	$35,289.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$31,425.0	$30,778.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$34,596.0	$33,455.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$37,867.0	$37,060.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$38,032.0	$37,018.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	NA	NA

* Strong School District was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.