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Arkansas: the highest-poverty school districts

208 districts

Arkansas public school districts ranked by the share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to qualify.

#DistrictStateSchoolsStudentsStudents on FRL% FRL
1BARTON SCHOOL DISTRICTAR2664664100%
2BLYTHEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICTAR51,2951,295100%
3BOONEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICTAR31,3551,355100%
4CLINTON SCHOOL DISTRICTAR31,2601,260100%
5COTTER SCHOOL DISTRICTAR2698698100%
6CROSS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTAR2730730100%
7DECATUR SCHOOL DISTRICTAR3613613100%
8DUMAS SCHOOL DISTRICTAR41,0391,039100%
9FLIPPIN SCHOOL DISTRICTAR3805805100%
10FORREST CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTAR52,0782,078100%
11HACKETT SCHOOL DISTRICTAR2824824100%
12HECTOR SCHOOL DISTRICTAR3695695100%
13HOPE SCHOOL DISTRICTAR62,2122,212100%
14HOXIE SCHOOL DISTRICTAR2860860100%
15JONESBORO SCHOOL DISTRICTAR106,7626,759100%
16KIPP DELTA PUBLIC SCHOOLSAR51,2311,231100%
17LAKESIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Chicot)AR4842842100%
18MCGEHEE SCHOOL DISTRICTAR31,1211,121100%
19MIDLAND SCHOOL DISTRICTAR2513513100%
20MOUNTAIN PINE SCHOOL DISTRICTAR2605605100%
21PARAGOULD SCHOOL DISTRICTAR73,1663,166100%
22PARIS SCHOOL DISTRICTAR31,0001,000100%
23PRESCOTT SCHOOL DISTRICTAR3901901100%
24RIVERCREST SCHOOL DISTRICTAR31,2051,205100%
25TWO RIVERS SCHOOL DISTRICTAR2707707100%
26WEST MEMPHIS SCHOOL DISTRICTAR94,5114,509100%
27HOT SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICTAR63,5763,57499.9%
28LEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTAR269869799.9%
29NORTH LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICTAR147,7117,70599.9%
30PINE BLUFF SCHOOL DISTRICTAR72,8962,89399.9%
31STAR CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTAR31,4601,00099.9%
32TEXARKANA SCHOOL DISTRICTAR83,8303,82799.9%
33DREW CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTAR31,2621,26099.8%
34TRUMANN SCHOOL DISTRICTAR41,5071,50499.8%
35LAMAR SCHOOL DISTRICTAR31,2541,24599.3%
36NASHVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICTAR41,7861,77499.3%
37PALESTINE WHEATLEY SCHOOL DISTRICTAR282682099.3%
38CAMDEN FAIRVIEW SCHOOL DISTRICTAR51,9951,98099.2%
39HARRISBURG SCHOOL DISTRICTAR31,0701,06199.2%
40MOUNTAINBURG SCHOOL DISTRICTAR365565099.2%
41CEDAR RIDGE SCHOOL DISTRICTAR263663099.1%
42SOUTH PIKE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTAR269669099.1%
43YELLVILLE SUMMIT SCHOOL DISTRICTAR31,0411,03299.1%
44MAYNARD SCHOOL DISTRICTAR259458899.0%
45WESTSIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Johnson)AR258557999.0%
46COUNTY LINE SCHOOL DISTRICTAR255655098.9%
47JESSIEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICTAR379178298.9%
48SEARCY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTAR380779898.9%
49CEDARVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICTAR373172298.8%
50GREENLAND SCHOOL DISTRICTAR374748198.8%

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