PARAGOULD PRIMARY SCHOOL

Set in PARAGOULD, Arkansas, PARAGOULD PRIMARY SCHOOL is an average-sized elementary-level community, operated by PARAGOULD SCHOOL DISTRICT. It caters to 602 students across grades pre-K through 1. Enrollment runs roughly 44% above the state mean of about 418.

Within PARAGOULD SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 7 schools and 3,166 students, PARAGOULD PRIMARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

On demographics, PARAGOULD PRIMARY SCHOOL lists that 75% of the student body identifies as White; the rest breaks down as 8% Black, 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 4% Pacific Islander. By comparison, Greene County as a whole is about 89% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, PARAGOULD PRIMARY SCHOOL has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.3:1. The state averages around 16.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Greene County's rate of about 73%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Greene County indicate median household earnings sit near $57,839, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. In all, Greene County runs 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,364 students), of which PARAGOULD PRIMARY SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is PARAGOULD JUNIOR HIGH, roughly 0.8 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PARAGOULD PRIMARY SCHOOL.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PARAGOULD PRIMARY SCHOOL has edged down 12%, going from 687 students in 2018 to 602 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 83% to 75% across the same window. Class-load math has loosened: from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 19.3:1 in 2025.

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