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Newport, AR
Public School Ratings




Newport Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

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

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Newport School District details

Newport School District
406 Wilkerson Dr
Newport, AR 72112

1,268 Students enrolled in District

2 Schools in District

10 Students Per Classroom (State average is 13)

Newport School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Arkansas

3

(10 is best)

Better than 20.7% of all AR school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Better than 16.0% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

50 40 30 20 10 0
26%
39%
29%
39%
23%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Newport Elementary School
1700 Commerce Blvd
Newport, AR, 72112
PK-05
Newport High School
406 Wilkerson Dr
Newport, AR, 72112
06-12

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 54.6% 61.4%
Black 35.4% 20.2%
Hispanic 9.2% 14.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.8% 1.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 1.7%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 46.2% 64.0%
Free lunch eligible 46.2% 54.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 9.7%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,703 $8,500,000 46.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $591 $750,000 4.1%
Staff $953 $1,209,000 6.7%
General Administration $293 $372,000 2.0%
School Administration $545 $691,000 3.8%
Operation $1,913 $2,426,000 13.4%
Transportation $339 $430,000 2.4%
Other $426 $540,000 3.0%
Total Support $5,062 $6,418,000 35.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,562 $3,248,000 17.9%
Total Expenditures $14,326 $18,166,000 100.0%
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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