LONOKE PRIMARY SCHOOL

As a reasonably sized K-5 school in LONOKE, Arkansas, LONOKE PRIMARY SCHOOL serves 359 students from grades pre-K through 2, run under LONOKE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

LONOKE SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,524 students. LONOKE PRIMARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, LONOKE PRIMARY SCHOOL records that 64% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 18% Black, 12% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Lonoke County as a whole is about 85% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 65% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Lonoke County (around 52%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

In the broader community, Lonoke County reports that median household earnings sit near $72,828, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. LONOKE PRIMARY SCHOOL is one of 25 public schools in Lonoke County (combined enrollment of about 13,478 students).

The closest other public school is LONOKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LONOKE PRIMARY SCHOOL has decreased 25%, going from 478 students in 2018 to 359 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 70% to 64% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 17.7:1 in 2018 to 16.6:1 in 2025.

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