📍 152 Lucille St, Cotter, Baxter County, 72626
Amanda Gist Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Cotter, Baxter County. The school has 397 pupils enrolled. The Principal is G. Cheek. It is part of the Cotter School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 29.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
Amanda Gist Elementary School enrolls 397 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 29.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% White, 1.8% Hispanic or Latino and 1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 383 | 96% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 | 1.8% |
| Black or African American | 4 | 1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
397 of the school's 397 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Amanda Gist Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district VT-10.
Amanda Gist Elementary School is one of 2 schools in COTTER SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in COTTER, Arkansas. The district serves 698 students district-wide and employs 88 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 397 students, Amanda Gist Elementary School is close to the district average of about 349 students per school.
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