DEWITT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

As a middle-of-the-pack elementary school in DEWITT, Arkansas, DEWITT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL teaches 518 students from grades pre-K through 5, operated by DEWITT SCHOOL DISTRICT. That puts it 24% bigger than the typical public school in Arkansas, which averages around 418 students.

Within DEWITT SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 3 schools and 1,153 students, DEWITT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

Demographically, DEWITT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that 74% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder looks like 14% Black, 6% Hispanic, 6% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 16.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 62% of students at DEWITT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than Arkansas County's rate of about 72%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, DEWITT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 36.1%; this one delivers 39.2%.

Around the school, Arkansas County reports that median household income runs about $53,164, roughly 14% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Arkansas County's 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,737 students), DEWITT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, DEWITT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 25.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 523 students in 2018 compared to 518 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 15.3:1 today.

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