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Dumas Junior High School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
315 S College St
Dumas, AR 71639
Phone
(870) 382-4476
District
DUMAS SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
DESHA COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
236
Classroom Teachers
23

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Arkansas

1

(10 is best)

Better than 8.0% of all AR schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

Dumas Junior High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
17%
43%
18%
39%
16%
47%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
12%
37%
18%
34%
6%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
25%
44%
30%
51%
19%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
10
10
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 73 30.9%
Grade 7 80 33.9%
Grade 8 83 35.2%
Total 236 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 20.3% 19.8% 61.4%
Black 65.5% 66.8% 20.2%
Hispanic 13.8% 13.0% 14.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.4% 0.3% 1.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.1% 1.7%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 99.6% 99.7% 64.0%
Free lunch eligible 99.6% 99.7% 54.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 9.7%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 10,846 3,045,637
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 30.6 58
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 3.3% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 10.4% 19.9%
20-44 YEARS OLD 43.6% 32.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 29.5% 24.7%
65 OR OLDER 13.1% 17.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 2,747 1,171,694
Single Parent Households With Children 6.9% 9.1%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 80.4% 88.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 6.1% 24.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 2.7% 11.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 5.9% 13.7%
$75,000 - $99,999 7.5% 12.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 22.5% 17.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 20.2% 18.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 20.7% 15.3%
$15,000 or less 20.5% 11.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,831 $7,839,000 51.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $782 $783,000 5.1%
Staff $1,508 $1,510,000 9.8%
General Administration $414 $414,000 2.7%
School Administration $762 $763,000 5.0%
Operation $1,633 $1,635,000 10.7%
Transportation $343 $343,000 2.2%
Other $324 $324,000 2.1%
Total Support $5,766 $5,772,000 37.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,722 $1,724,000 11.2%
Total Expenditures $15,320 $15,335,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,071 $2,994,486,000 47.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $623 $307,082,000 4.9%
Staff $988 $487,285,000 7.7%
General Administration $276 $136,001,000 2.2%
School Administration $570 $281,073,000 4.5%
Operation $1,169 $576,712,000 9.1%
Transportation $365 $179,842,000 2.9%
Other $364 $179,327,000 2.8%
Total Support $4,354 $2,147,322,000 34.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,366 $1,166,915,000 18.5%
Total Expenditures $12,790 $6,308,723,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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