Arkansas

Average Teacher Salary: $40,495

Per-Pupil Expenditure for School Year: $6,202

Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.8 to 1

High School Dropout Rate: 4.3 percent

2006 Mean SAT Score:
Critical Reading: 574 (out of 800)
Math: 568 (out of 800)
Writing: 567 (out of 800)