SALLIE CONE PRESCHOOL

As a close-knit elementary campus in CONWAY, Arkansas, SALLIE CONE PRESCHOOL educates 277 students from grade pre-K, one of the schools within CONWAY SCHOOL DISTRICT. Compared to the state average of about 418 students per school, that is 34% smaller than typical.

CONWAY SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 16 schools in total, collectively educating 10,212 students. SALLIE CONE PRESCHOOL is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, SALLIE CONE PRESCHOOL logs that the largest single group is Black, at 58% of enrollment; the rest comes out to 15% White, 15% Hispanic, 10% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 12% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 94% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Faulkner County (around 52%), the school's rate is north of typical.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Faulkner County indicate the typical household earns roughly $67,289 per year, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. SALLIE CONE PRESCHOOL is one of 37 public schools in Faulkner County (combined enrollment of about 18,977 students).

The closest other public school is CONWAY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 1.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SALLIE CONE PRESCHOOL.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Looking at the recent track record. SALLIE CONE PRESCHOOL's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 280 (now 277). The White share of enrollment fell from 31% to 15% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 21.5:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 in 2025.

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