LOUISA PERRITT PRIMARY

LOUISA PERRITT PRIMARY is one of the moderately sized K-5 schools in ARKADELPHIA, Arkansas, run under ARKADELPHIA SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 408 students on its rolls from grades K through 2.

LOUISA PERRITT PRIMARY is one of 4 schools operated by ARKADELPHIA SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that caters to 2,285 students overall.

Demographically, LOUISA PERRITT PRIMARY records that the most-represented group is White (43%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 36% Black, 14% multiracial, 7% Hispanic. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 70%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, LOUISA PERRITT PRIMARY has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.0:1, putting LOUISA PERRITT PRIMARY higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 89% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Clark County (around 68%), the school's rate is north of typical.

In the area at large, Clark County reports that median household income runs about $52,034, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. In all, Clark County runs 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,902 students), of which LOUISA PERRITT PRIMARY is one.

Nearest neighbor: PEAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around LOUISA PERRITT PRIMARY.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Over the past 6-year window. Over the past 6-year window, the student count rose 30%: 315 students in 2018 compared to 408 in 2024. The Black share of enrollment edged down from 42% to 36% over that span.

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