Top Rankings
Cotter School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Arkansas for:
Category
Attribute
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 20%)
Student Attention
Lowest student-teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2026-27 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 324 students in Cotter School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Arkansas.
Public Middle School in Cotter School District have an average math proficiency score of 32% (versus the Arkansas public middle school average of 37%), and reading proficiency score of 43% (versus the 43% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 6% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Arkansas public middle school average of 41% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (AR)
# Schools
2 Schools
350 Schools
# Students
698 Students
144,916 Students
# Teachers
85 Teachers
13,318 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
8:1
8:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Cotter School District, which is ranked within the top 30% of all 256 school districts in Arkansas (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 85% has decreased from 90% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#60 out of 258 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
48%
39%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
42%
40%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
41%
36%
Graduation Rate
85%
89.9%
Chronically Absent Students
(2022-23)23.4%
22.7%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.10
0.60
% American Indian
1%
1%
% Asian
n/a
2%
% Hispanic
2%
15%
% Black
1%
18%
% White
95%
59%
% Hawaiian
n/a
1%
% Two or more races
1%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,251 in this school district is less than the state median of $14,739. The school district revenue/student has grown by 16% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $15,109 is higher than the state median of $14,969. The school district spending/student has grown by 32% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$10 MM
$7,224 MM
Spending
$11 MM
$7,337 MM
Revenue / Student
$14,251
$14,739
Spending / Student
$15,109
$14,969
Best Cotter School District Public Middle Schools (2026-27)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Cotter High School
(Math: 32% | Reading: 43%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
198 Mable
Cotter, AR 72626
(870) 435-6323
Cotter, AR 72626
(870) 435-6323
Gr: 7-12 | 324 students Student-teacher ratio: 6:1 Minority enrollment: 6%
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