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Cato Elementary School

9906 Cato Rd

Tel: (501)833-1160

Cato Elementary School serves 366 students in grades PK-5.
The student:teacher ratio of 15:1 is higher than the AR average of 14:1.
Minority enrollment is 100% of the student body (majority American Indian and Asian), which is more than the state average of 39%.
Cato Elementary School operates within the Pulaski Co. Spec. School District.

The student:teacher ratio of 15:1 has decreased from 16:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.53 is more than the state average of 0.32. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(AR) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	15:1	14:1

American Indian	n/a	1%

Asian	n/a	2%

Hispanic	n/a	12%

Black	n/a	21%

White	n/a	61%

Hawaiian	n/a	1%

Two or more races	n/a	2%

Diversity Score The chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.53	0.32

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	64%	53%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	12%	9%

Pulaski Co. Spec. School District's student population of 16,648 students has decreased by 5% over five years.
The revenue/student of $12,015 is higher than the state average of $10,835. The district revenue/student has grown by 7% over four years.
The district's spending/student of $12,036 is higher than the state average of $10,302. The district spending/student has grown by 9% over four years.

School District Name	Pulaski Co. Spec. School District
Number of Schools Managed	35	3
Number of Students Managed	16,648	913

District Total Revenue	$213 MM	$10 MM

District Spending	$214 MM	$9 MM

District Revenue / Student	$12,015	$10,835

District Spending / Student	$12,036	$10,302

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