Our District
Conway Public Schools District Overview
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CPSD 2020-21 Enrollment by Grade- Yearly Comparison
Conway Public Schools' student enrollment (as of October 1, 2020) stands at 9,858. This year, we saw fewer students enroll in elementary grades overall, especially Kindergarten. Secondary enrollment, particularly at Junior High and High School held fairly steady.
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CPSD 2020-21 Enrollment by Grade-Virtual/Onsite
For the fall semester of the 2020-21 school year, 3,340 CPSD students have chosen to learn virtually from home, and 6,523 students are learning onsite in our school buildings.
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CPSD 2020-21 Student Demographics
Our student population consists of 9,858 unique young men and women. Represented among them, our demographic reports identify six races, with some students belonging to two or more races.
2020-21 CPSD Demographic Profile:
Caucasian: 53.02%
African American: 29.36%
Hispanic: 11.10%
Asian: 1.66%
Native American: 0.19%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.04%
Two or more Races: 4.63% -
CPSD 2020-21 Special Program Enrollment
The number of students served by the Conway Public Schools in our Gifted and Talented Program, Special Education Program, and English Language Learners Program have remained steady over the last several years.
2020-21 Special Programs Enrollment:
Gifted/Talented: 809 Students
Special Education: 1258 Students
ELL: 547 Students
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CPSD 2020-21 Budget Expenditures
The large majority of the Conway Public Schools' budget expenditures are spent on our people: certified employee salaries, classified employee salaries, and employee benefits/matching.
CPSD 2020-21 Budget Expenditures:
Certified Salary: 45.7%
Classified Salary: 11.9%
Non-Contracted Wages: 1.1%
Benefits/Matching: 15.6%
Debt Service: 9.3%
Instruction: 7.6%
Non-Instructional Expenditures: 3.0%
Utilities: 2.3%
Transportation/Non-Salary: 1.2%
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CPSD 2020-21 Free/Reduced Lunch Percentage
53.6% of Conway Public Schools' students qualify for free/reduced lunch during the 2020-21 school year. This number is used for much more than just meal status. The district's free/reduced lunch percentage qualifies our district and our individual schools for funding and programs at the national level that help our students inside and outside of the classroom.
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CPSD 2020-21 Staff
Conway Public Schools employees are the best of the best! As of October 1, 2020, CPSD has 1,215 total employees in our district, making us the fifth largest employer in the City of Conway.
Certified Staff: 791
Classified Staff: 424
Total CPSD Staff= 1,215 -
CPSD 2020-21 School Configuration
There are 16 schools in the Conway Public School District: 1 Pre K, 9 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, 1 junior high, and 1 high school.
2020-21 Enrollment Numbers by level:
Pre-K (1): 187
Elementary Schools (9): 3,842
Middle Schools (4): 2,339
Junior High School (1): 1,516
High School (1): 2,161
Total Schools (16): 9,858 Students