The average per pupil expenditure for Arkansas’ open-enrollment charter schools was $11,745, according to the state’s recently published Annual Statistical Report for the 2023-24 school year.
Charter school average of $11,745 compares with public schools’ $13,326
January 18, 2025 at 11:08 p.m.
Cynthia Howell
The average per pupil expenditure for Arkansas’ open-enrollment charter schools was $11,745, according to the state’s recently published Annual Statistical Report for the 2023-24 school year.
Wally Hall
Wally Hall is assistant managing sports editor for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. A graduate of the University of Arkansas-Little Rock after an honorable discharge from the U.S. Air Force, he is a member and past president of the Football Writers Association of America, member of the U.S. Basketball Writers Association, past president and current executive committee and board member of the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame, and voter for the Heisman Trophy. He has been awarded Arkansas Sportswriter of the Year 10 times and has been inducted into the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame and Arkansas Sportswriters and Sportscasters Hall of Fame.
Three people were killed and another injured in crashes on Arkansas roads from Wednesday to Friday, according to preliminary police reports.
On Wednesday, Lonnie Scott, 81, of Clinton was killed when the car he was driving struck another vehicle in Clinton, a report from Clinton police says.
Scott was driving a 2003 Chevrolet Impala west on Volunteer Parkway at 10:22 a.m. when he failed to stop at a stop sign and struck a 2023 Dodge 5500 headed south on Quality Drive, the report says.
On Friday, Marvin Brown, 48, of McNeil was killed in a single-vehicle crash in Camden, a report from Camden police says.
Brown was driving a 2012 Chevrolet Silverado north on Cash Road near Washington Street at 5:09 p.m. when the vehicle left the roadway and struck a utility pole, the report says. Shamika Milton, 39, of Camden, a passenger in the truck, was injured, the report says.
Around 6:50 p.m. Friday, Ricki Rich, 77, of Parkdale was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Arkansas 8 in rural Ashley County, a report from the Arkansas State Police says.
Rich was driving a 2019 Chevrolet Equinox east near Ashley Road 34 when the vehicle left the roadway and hit a tree, the report says.

A 23‑year‑old woman from Calico Rock, Arkansas, was seriously injured Friday afternoon in a single‑vehicle crash on U.S. 160, two miles west of West Plains.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash occurred at 3:55 p.m. when the westbound 2021 Nissan Sentra ran off the right side of the roadway near Highway JJ. The car struck an embankment and came to rest on the north side of the road.
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The driver, who was wearing a seat belt, suffered moderate injuries. She was airlifted by Air Evac to Cox South Hospital in Springfield.
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