📍 101 Court St, Dumas, Desha County, 71639
Central Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Dumas, Desha County. The school has 238 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Dumas School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–2 in a small-town setting. The school employs 15.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
Central Elementary School enrolls 238 students across grades Pre-K–2. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 15.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% Black or African American, 26% White and 12% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 141 | 59% |
| White | 62 | 26% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 28 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 2.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
238 of the school's 238 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.
Central Elementary School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). 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.
Central Elementary School is one of 4 schools in DUMAS SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in DUMAS, Arkansas. The district serves 818 students district-wide and employs 96 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 238 students, Central Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 205 students per school.
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