Watson Chapel School District

Public Grades K–12 DSchool Grade

At a glance

1,552Students enrolled

4Schools

$13,120Spent per student

11:1Student–teacher ratio

69%Free / reduced lunch

Academic performanceDistrict vs AR

Math proficiency10%

State average 36.2%

Reading / language arts12%

State average 36.8%

Graduation rate (4-year)80%

State average 88.6%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$13,120

per student each year · 3% below the AR average

Spending

Classroom instruction45%

Support & administration49%

Other6%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)13%

State74%

Federal13%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

1,854’20

1,678’21

1,558’22

1,725’23

1,552’24

Students

Black · 88%1,365

White · 8%124

Hispanic · 2%26

Two or more races · 1%23

Asian · 1%14

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Schools4 in district

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COLEMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades 2–5 · 426 students · Pine Bluff

DPublic 📚

EDGEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades K–1 · 199 students · Pine Bluff

Public 📚

WATSON CHAPEL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 334 students · Pine Bluff

DPublic 🏫

WATSON CHAPEL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · Grades 9–12 · 593 students · Pine Bluff

D-Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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White Hall School DistrictWhite Hall · $10,946 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.