St. Mary's Catholic School & Preschool, Paragould, AR

St. Mary's Catholic School & Preschool is a Roman Catholic private school in Paragould, AR teaching grades PreK-6. It reported 37 students and about 9.2 students for every teacher in the 2023-24 federal survey.

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School facts

Grades: PreK-6
Students: 37
Teachers: 4
Students per teacher: 9.2
Student body: Coeducational
Program: Regular
Affiliation: Roman Catholic
Setting: Town

Member of: National Catholic Educational Association

These are the numbers the school gave the U.S. Department of Education for the 2023-24 school year, published in July 2026. Enrollment and staffing move every year, so ask the school for today’s figures. Where this comes from. Something wrong? Tell us and we will fix it.

What Arkansas pays, and what that leaves you

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$7,208 per student for 2026-27 $8,162 for students who previously held a Succeed Scholarship.

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Other private schools nearby

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation	Miles
St. Mary School ✓					<1
Crowley's Ridge Academy ✓	PreK-12	316	14.5	Church of Christ	4
Arrows Academy ✓					8
Montessori School of Jonesboro	PreK-K	15	15	Nonsectarian	20
All Saints Lutheran School ✓	1-11	17	7.1	Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)	20
Blessed Sacrament Catholic School ✓	PreK-6	111	12.9	Roman Catholic	20
The Academy of Tlc ✓	K-3	24	8	Nonsectarian	21
Lighthouse Homeschool Cooperative	K-10	59	21.1	Baptist	22

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